No. 659 in Polish
zaczął
"Zaczął" means "he started" or "he began."
In a sentence
On zaczął nowy projekt.
He started a new project.
The verb 'zaczął' is used here to indicate the initiation of an activity or process by a masculine subject in the past tense.
Zaczął padać deszcz.
It started to rain.
The verb 'zaczął' here signals the beginning of a natural phenomenon, referring to rain starting.
Ona zacząła śpiewać podczas koncertu.
She started singing during the concert.
In this sentence, 'zaczął' refers to beginning an action by a feminine subject in the past tense.
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