начиная

This is the 2781st most frequent Russian word.

начиная

"Starting" or "beginning."

Here, 'начиная' is used to introduce the starting point of an activity or a discussion.

Мы изучили целую эпоху истории начиная с древнеримских времен.

We studied an entire era of history starting from ancient Roman times.

In this sentence, 'начиная' indicates the point in time when a continuous action began.

Начиная с утра, она готовила все для праздника.

Starting from the morning, she prepared everything for the celebration.

Here, 'начиная' is used to specify the commencing element in a list or range of topics.

Эти уроки охватывают темы, начиная от грамматики и заканчивая культурными аспектами.

These lessons cover topics starting from grammar and ending with cultural aspects.