No. 760 in Macedonian
започнаа
"Started" or "began" (past tense, plural).
In a sentence
Тие започнаа да градат куќа.
They started building a house.
'Започнаа' is used here to indicate the initiation of the process of building a house by 'Тие' (They).
Започнаа преговорите меѓу двете земји.
The negotiations between the two countries began.
In this sentence, 'Започнаа' is used to signify the start of an event, the negotiations, subject implicit or understood in context.
Учениците започнаа да пишуваат тест.
The students began writing the test.
Here, 'Започнаа' denotes the students' action of initiating the writing of the test.
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