No. 281 in Spanish

comenzó

"Comenzó" means "started" or "began" in English.

In a sentence

Él comenzó a estudiar temprano en la mañana.
He began studying early in the morning.
The word 'comenzó' is used here to indicate the initiation of an action, studying, denoting the beginning of this activity.
El evento comenzó con una presentación musical.
The event started with a musical performance.
In this sentence, 'comenzó' describes the starting point of an event, emphasizing the initial activity or highlight.
Comenzó a llover justo cuando salíamos de casa.
It started to rain just as we were leaving the house.
Here, 'comenzó' conveys the occurrence of an action—in this case, raining—marking the point at which it began.

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