Infinitive
begynne
Passive Infinitive
| Past Participle | begynt |
| Present Participle | begynnande |
Simple Forms
| Present | begynner |
| Past | begynte |
| Imperative | begynn |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Compound Forms
| Present Perfect | har begynt |
| Past Perfect | hadde begynt |
| Future | vil begynne |
| Future Perfect | vil ha begynt |
| Conditional | ville begynne |
| Conditional Perfect | ville ha begynt |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Translations
Etymology
From Middle Low German beginnen, cognate with Old English beginnan (English begin), from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną. See: Old English '
beginnan', English '
begin'.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Eg begynte nyleg å lese verka til Shakespeare. (I just recently started reading Shakespeare's works.)
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Gutten snubla i bakken og begynte å gråte. (The boy stumbled and fell and started crying.)
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Ok, skal vi begynne? (Ok, shall we begin?)
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Skynd deg, filmen begynner om ti minutter. (Hurry up, the movie starts in ten minuts.)
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Vel begynt er halvt fullendt. (A good start completes half the work. (Proverb; literally: "well began/started is half completed"))