Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en början

start, commencement, beginning

Meaning

start; commencement; beginning

In Swedish: start, inledning

Forms

Forms of början
Singular, indefiniteen början
Singular, definitebörjan

början is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor början, den stora början. Check another noun

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Is it en början or ett början?

början in a sentence

  • vi vågade inte satsa på honom från början
    we didn't expect much of him at the start
  • början av augusti
    the beginning of August
  • det är lögn från början till slut
    it's a pack of lies from beginning to end
  • sport blev till en början hans stora intresse
    to 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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