No. 481 in Polish
rozpoczął
"Rozpoczął" means "he began" or "he started."
In a sentence
Jan rozpoczął nowy projekt w pracy.
Jan started a new project at work.
Here, the word 'rozpoczął' means 'started' and is used in the context of beginning a new activity or task.
Rozpoczął naukę gry na gitarze, aby rozwijać swoje umiejętności muzyczne.
He started learning to play the guitar to develop his musical skills.
In this sentence, 'rozpoczął' signifies the initiation of the process of learning something new.
Kiedy rozpoczął rozmowę, wszyscy zamilkli.
When he started the conversation, everyone fell silent.
Here, 'rozpoczął' denotes the beginning of a new social interaction, specifically initiating a conversation.
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