No. 335 in Lithuanian
pradeda
"Pradeda" means "starts" or "begins."
In a sentence
Ji pradeda skaityti knygą.
She starts reading a book.
In this sentence, "pradeda" is used as a verb in the present tense, indicating the action of commencing an activity, specifically reading.
Pamoka pradeda prasidėti.
The lesson begins to start.
Here, "pradeda" is once again a present-tense verb signifying the initiation of another action, complemented by "prasidėti," meaning to start.
Kai oras atšyla, augalai pradeda augti.
When the weather warms up, plants start to grow.
In this context, "pradeda" conveys the beginning of a natural process or occurrence, indicating the growth of plants in response to weather changes.
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