No. 878 in Spanish

empezó

"Empezó" means "started" or "began."

In a sentence

Ella empezó a escribir un libro el mes pasado.
She started writing a book last month.
The verb 'empezó' is used here in the singular third-person preterite form to indicate the starting of an action in the past.
El concierto empezó tarde debido a problemas técnicos.
The concert started late due to technical issues.
In this sentence, 'empezó' is used to describe the initiation of an event in the past.
El día empezó con un cielo despejado y brillante.
The day started with a clear and bright sky.
Here, 'empezó' describes the beginning state of a time period or event in the past.

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