komenci

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [koˈment͡si]
  • Rhymes: -ent͡si
  • Hyphenation: ko‧men‧ci

Verb

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

Derived terms

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