No. 411 in Latvian
sākt
To begin.
In a sentence
Es sāku grāmatu.
I am starting the book.
Here, 'sākt' is used in the present tense to indicate the initiation of an action.
Viņa sāka runāt ātrāk.
She started speaking faster.
In this case, 'sākt' is used in the past tense, showing the beginning of the action in the past.
Ja mēs nevaram sākt, mēs atliksim projektu.
If we can't start, we will postpone the project.
Here, 'sākt' is used in the infinitive form to express the potential initiation of an action in the future.
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