komenci

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From French commencer, Spanish comenzar, Portuguese começar, and English commence.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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komenci (present komencas, past komencis, future komencos, conditional komencus, volitive komencu)

  1. (transitive) to start, begin
    • 1907, Kazimierz Bein, La Faraono, translation of original by B. Prus:
      Ramzes komencis malpacience paŝi en la ĉambro.
      Ramzes began to pace impatiently around the room.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • komencaĉi (to start badly; to start off on the wrong foot)
  • komenciĝi (to begin (intransitive))