en början
Meaning
start; commencement; beginning
In Swedish: start, inledning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en början |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | början |
början is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor början, den stora början. Check another noun
Practise början
1 / 1Is it en början or ett början?
början in a sentence
- vi vågade inte satsa på honom från börjanwe didn't expect much of him at the start
- början av augustithe beginning of August
- det är lögn från början till slutit's a pack of lies from beginning to end
- sport blev till en början hans stora intresseto start with, sport was his main interest
- Tja, det är alltid en början.Well, it's a start, at least.
Questions
What does början mean in English?
början means “start, commencement”.
Is it en början or ett början?
It is en början, and “the start” is början.
Similar words
begynnelseinledningupprinnelsestartinledningen
Origin
börja + -an
Nearby common words
början is number 781 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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