No. 2,605 in Swedish

påbörjades

"Påbörjades" means "was initiated" or "was started."

In a sentence

Projektet påbörjades i januari.
The project was initiated in January.
The word 'påbörjades' here indicates that the project started at a specific time in the past.
Byggandet av bron påbörjades för fyra månader sedan.
The construction of the bridge started four months ago.
'Påbörjades' is used to denote the commencement of a building activity in the past.
Diskussionen påbörjades under mötet igår.
The discussion was initiated during the meeting yesterday.
In this context, 'påbörjades' refers to the initiation of a conversational or discursive event in the past.

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