No. 1,390 in Spanish
comenzar
To begin or start.
In a sentence
Voy a comenzar a estudiar para el examen.
I'm going to start studying for the exam.
The word 'comenzar' is used as an infinitive verb indicating the initiation of the action described by the gerund 'a estudiar'.
La clase comienza a las nueve de la mañana.
The class starts at nine in the morning.
The word 'comenzar' is conjugated in the third-person singular present tense to indicate a scheduled event.
Comencé a leer este libro ayer por la tarde.
I started reading this book yesterday afternoon.
Here, 'comenzar' is utilized in the preterite tense, first-person singular, to describe the initiation of a specific past activity.
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