No. 1,843 in Spanish
empezaron
"Empezaron" means "they started" or "they began."
In a sentence
Ellos empezaron su viaje temprano en la mañana.
They started their journey early in the morning.
The word 'empezaron' is used to indicate the action of beginning something and is conjugated in the preterite past tense for third-person plural.
Cuando los niños empezaron a jugar, el parque se llenó de risas.
When the children began to play, the park was filled with laughter.
Here, 'empezaron' describes the initiation of an activity and follows a temporal clause referring to an event that has occurred.
Mis amigos empezaron a aprender español el año pasado.
My friends started to learn Spanish last year.
In this sentence, 'empezaron' reflects the commencement of an action, specifically learning, and is accompanied by a temporal expression indicating its timeframe.
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