No. 532 in Slovak
začať
"Začať" means "to begin" or "to start" in English.
In a sentence
Začal som nový projekt v práci.
I started a new project at work.
The verb 'začať' is used here as a past-tense verb to indicate the initiation of an action, specifically starting something.
Chcem začať učiť sa nový jazyk.
I want to start learning a new language.
Here, 'začať' is in the infinitive form, meaning 'to start,' paired with the verb 'chcem' (I want), expressing the intention to initiate an action.
Študenti sa snažil začať svoju prezentáciu.
The students tried to start their presentation.
In this example, 'začať' is again in the infinitive form, following another verb 'snažil' (tried), representing an attempted initiation of an activity.
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