# începe

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #164 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

a porni, a da startul la ceva; also used reflexively: "a se începe" = to begin, to get underway (less common than the active form).

## Meanings

- **to begin, to start** — the most common meaning; used for actions, events, processes, and states
- **to commence, to get underway** — often with events, meetings, work, or a new phase

## Example sentences

- Am început un nou job luna trecută. — _I started a new job last month._
- Când începe filmul? — _When does the movie start?_
- Să începem cu partea simplă. — _Let’s start with the easy part._

## Forms

început, începe, încep, începem, începi, înceapă, începeți, începând, începuse, începea, începeam, începu, începeau, începuseră, începută

## Nearby words by frequency

- [familie](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/familie)
- [alt](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/alt)
- [prin](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prin)
- [ține](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C8%9Bine)
- [afla](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/afla)
- [vrei](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vrei)
- [termina](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/termina)
- [pierde](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pierde)
- [acel](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acel)
- [mi-](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mi-)
- [oră](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/or%C4%83)
- [intra](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/intra)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEncepe](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEncepe) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.