No. 8,456 in Russian
начало
"Начало" - "beginning" or "start."
In a sentence
Начало новой книги оказалось очень интересным.
The beginning of the new book turned out to be very interesting.
Used as a noun meaning 'beginning', referring to the start of something.
На экзамене писали сочинение на тему начало цивилизации.
During the exam, we wrote an essay on the topic of the beginning of civilization.
Here 'начало' is also a noun signifying the concept of an origin or start, used in a thematic context.
Он с нетерпением ждал начало праздника.
He eagerly awaited the start of the celebration.
In this sentence, 'начало' indicates the starting time or moment of an event.
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