No. 1,799 in Turkish
başlamış
"Başlamış" means "started" or "has started" in English.
In a sentence
Yeni bir işte çalışmaya başlamış.
She/He has started working at a new job.
Here, 'başlamış' indicates the completion of the action of starting, referring to a past event that has recently begun in the perfect aspect.
Film başlamış, biz geç kalmışız.
The movie has started, we are late.
In this context, 'başlamış' emphasizes that the movie's beginning is completed, and this information is either newly discovered or confirmed.
Bahçede çiçekler açmaya başlamış.
Flowers have started blooming in the garden.
Here, 'başlamış' is used to express that the process of blooming has initiated and confirms the observation.
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