Infinitive
komenci
Forms
Tenses
| Present | komencas |
| Past | komencis |
| Future | komencos |
| Conditional | komencus |
| Imperative | komencu! |
Participles
| Active past | komencinta |
| Active present | komencanta |
| Active future | komenconta |
| Passive past | komencita |
| Passive present | komencta |
| Passive future | komencota |
Etymology
From French commencer, Spanish comenzar, Portuguese começar, and English commence. See: French '
commencer', Spanish '
comenzar', Portuguese '
começar', English '
commence'.
Verbs referencing "komenci"
Ido komencar.
Sample Sentences
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Ramzes komencis malpacience paŝi en la ĉambro. (Ramzes began to pace impatiently around the room.) [1907, Kazimierz Bein, La Faraono, translation of original by B. Prus:]
Translations
begin, to start, to initiate or take the first step into something
open, to start (a campaign)
start, of an activity, to begin