starten

Danish

Noun

starten c

  1. definite singular of start

Dutch

Etymology

From start + -en (modeled on the English verb start); compare with German starten.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑrtən

Verb

starten

  1. to start
    Synonym: beginnen
    Antonym: stoppen

Inflection

Conjugation of starten (weak)
infinitive starten
past singular startte
past participle gestart
infinitive starten
gerund starten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular startstartte
2nd person sing. (jij) startstartte
2nd person sing. (u) startstartte
2nd person sing. (gij) startstartte
3rd person singular startstartte
plural startenstartten
subjunctive sing.1 startestartte
subjunctive plur.1 startenstartten
imperative sing. start
imperative plur.1 start
participles startendgestart
1) Archaic.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English start + -en; compare with Dutch starten and native High German stürzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtartən/, [ˈʃtaʁ.tn̩], [ˈʃtaɐ̯-], [ˈʃtaː-], [-tən]
  • (file)
  • Homophones: starrten (general), Staaten (some speakers)

Verb

starten (weak, third-person singular present startet, past tense startete, past participle gestartet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to start (race car, airplane, etc.) [auxiliary sein]
    Die Maschine ist pünktlich gestartet.
    The plane started on time.
  2. (transitive) to start something [auxiliary haben]
    Ich habe den Computer gestartet.
    I've started the computer.

Usage notes

  • Transitive starten is only used as “cause to run/move/proceed” (in a concrete or figurative sense). Possible objects of starten are machines, missiles, operations, projects, events, etc. The verb cannot be used in the sense of “begin to do”, for example in a sentence like: “He started smoking.” For this see anfangen and beginnen.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • starten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • starten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • starten” in Duden online
  • starten” in OpenThesaurus.de

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

starten m

  1. definite singular of start

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

starten m

  1. definite singular of start

Swedish

Noun

starten

  1. definite singular of start

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