No. 935 in Spanish

comenzaron

"Comenzaron" means "they began" or "they started."

In a sentence

Comenzaron a estudiar para el examen final.
They began studying for the final exam.
Here, 'comenzaron' is used as the past simple tense of 'comenzar' to denote the action of starting studying in the past, involving multiple people.
Los pájaros comenzaron a cantar al amanecer.
The birds started singing at dawn.
'Comenzaron' indicates the initiation of the birds' singing activity in the past, conveying a narrative tone.
Comenzaron las festividades con un discurso del alcalde.
The festivities began with a speech from the mayor.
In this case, 'comenzaron' describes the start of the festivities in a formal context, focusing on the event as the subject.

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