No. 277 in Romanian
începând
"Începând" means "starting" or "beginning" in English.
In a sentence
Începând cu luna septembrie, cursurile vor fi online.
Starting in September, the classes will be online.
The word 'începând' is used to indicate the starting point from which an action or event commences, in this case, from September onwards.
Începând anul trecut, am început să învăț limba germană.
Starting last year, I began learning the German language.
Here, 'începând' marks the time initiation of an ongoing or past process, specifically from the point one year ago.
Profesorul a explicat subiectul începând cu definițiile de bază.
The teacher explained the topic starting with the basic definitions.
In this example, 'începând' indicates the sequence and initial point of the teaching process, beginning with fundamental concepts.
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