No. 858 in Polish
zacząć
"Zacząć" means "to start" or "to begin" in English.
In a sentence
Zaczynam czytać nową książkę.
I am starting to read a new book.
The verb 'zacząć' (to start) is conjugated to the first person singular present tense form 'zaczynam' to express the initiation of reading a book.
Kiedy mamy zacząć ten projekt?
When are we supposed to start this project?
The infinitive form 'zacząć' is used in a question sentence to inquire about the timing of starting an activity.
On zaczął naukę angielskiego w zeszłym miesiącu.
He started learning English last month.
The past tense form 'zaczął' is used to describe the completed action of starting to learn English in the past.
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