No. 13,572 in Russian
начаться
"To begin" or "to start."
In a sentence
Мой день часто начинается с чашки кофе.
My day often begins with a cup of coffee.
Here, 'начинается' is used to indicate that the action of starting applies to the subject (day) in general terms.
Спектакль начался вовремя, как было запланировано.
The performance started on time, as planned.
In this sentence, 'начался' is used to express that the performance initiated or commenced at a specific time in the past.
Учебный год начнётся через две недели.
The school year will start in two weeks.
This sentence uses 'начнётся' to describe a scheduled action expected to begin in the future.
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