No. 390 in Slovak
začiatkom
"Začiatkom" means "at the beginning" in English.
In a sentence
Začiatkom roka sme sa presťahovali do nového domu.
At the beginning of the year, we moved to a new house.
Začiatkom functions as an adverbial noun meaning 'at the beginning' to indicate time.
Začiatkom tejto knihy je príbeh o mladom chlapcovi.
The beginning of this book is a story about a young boy.
Začiatkom here is a noun indicating the 'beginning' part of the book.
Začiatkom júna nás čaká rodinná oslava.
At the start of June, we are expecting a family celebration.
Začiatkom is used as an adverbial noun indicating the start of a specific time period, June.
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