începe — to begin
începe is the #76 most common word in Romanian, a verb. It means “to begin” and is pronounced /ɨnˈtʃe.pe/.
#76frequency rank
0.10%of everyday Romanian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of începe
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| începe | he/she · singular · present | he/she begins |
| început | past participle | begun |
| înceapă | he/she · subjunctive | (that) he/she/they begin |
| începând | -ing form | beginning |
| încep | I · singular · present | I begin |
| începi | you · singular · present | you begin |
| începem | we · plural · present | we begin |
| începeți | you (pl.) · plural · present | you (pl.) begin |
| încep | they · plural · present | they begin |
| începeam | I · singular · imperfect | I used to begin |
| începeai | you · singular · imperfect | you used to begin |
| începea | he/she · singular · imperfect | he/she used to begin |
| începeam | we · plural · imperfect | we used to begin |
| începeați | you (pl.) · plural · imperfect | you (pl.) used to begin |
| începeau | they · plural · imperfect | they used to begin |
| începui | I · singular · past | I began |
| începuși | you · singular · past | you began |
| începu | he/she · singular · past | he/she began |
| începurăm | we · plural · past | we began |
| începurăți | you (pl.) · plural · past | you (pl.) began |
| începură | they · plural · past | they began |
| începusem | I · singular · past perfect | I had begun |
| începuseși | you · singular · past perfect | you had begun |
| începuse | he/she · singular · past perfect | he/she had begun |
| începuserăm | we · plural · past perfect | we had begun |
| începuserăți | you (pl.) · plural · past perfect | you (pl.) had begun |
| începuseră | they · plural · past perfect | they had begun |
| începe | you · singular · command | begin! |
| începeți | you (pl.) · plural · command | begin! (to several) |