No. 616 in Ukrainian
початок
Beginning; start.
In a sentence
Це був початок нового етапу в його житті.
It was the beginning of a new phase in his life.
Here, 'початок' is a noun referring to the starting point of a period or sequence.
На початку тижня він завжди має багато роботи.
At the beginning of the week, he always has a lot of work.
In this sentence, 'початок' is used in the locative case ('на початку'), indicating the start of a time period.
Спортсмен добре стартував на початку забігу.
The athlete started well at the beginning of the race.
Here, 'початок' refers to the start of an event (a race), emphasizing the temporal aspect of starting.
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