No. 1,830 in Russian
начинать
"Начинать" means "to begin" or "to start."
In a sentence
Я начинаю учить русский язык.
I am starting to learn Russian.
Here, 'начинать' is used to indicate the beginning of an action represented by the verb 'учить'.
Мы начали встречу в три часа.
We started the meeting at three o'clock.
In this sentence, 'начинать' is used in the past tense to denote the starting point of the meeting.
Он собирается начать новый проект.
He is going to start a new project.
The word 'начинать' here reflects a future intent to initiate an action, specifically the 'новый проект'.
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