Russian Dictionary

начать

verb [perfective]

/nachat'/

1.

start

He started working at 8 o'clock.

When did you start learning Russian?

We will start working on the project.

2.

begin

She began reading the book yesterday.

They began an important project.

Future Tense

Яначну
Тыначнёшь
Он / Она / Ононачнёт
Мыначнём
Выначнёте
Ониначнут

Past Tense

Masculineначал
Feminineначала
Neuterначало
Pluralначали

Real-life examples for начать

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"Trikand" уже вернулся на сдаточную базу в Балтийске и начал подготовку к государственным ходовым испытаниям.

"Trikand" has already returned to the delivery base in Baltiysk and has begun preparations for the state sea trials.

RIA Novosti

«Адмирал» хорошо начал домашнюю серию, где помимо «Салавата» разобрался и с «Куньлунем» (3:1).

"Admiral" started the home series well, where, in addition to "Salavat", he also dealt with "Kunlun" (3:1).

"БраМос" начала поступать в вооруженные силы Индии в 2005 году.

BrahMos began entering the Indian Armed Forces in 2005.

RIA Novosti

"Во-первых, это невыгодно, во-вторых, если бы это произошло — уже начали бы алармировать природоохранные организации, потому что этот факел был бы виден на десятки километров", — сказал он.

"Firstly, it is unprofitable, and secondly, if this had happened, environmental organizations would have already started alerting, because this torch would have been visible for tens of kilometers," he said.

RIA Novosti

Summary

  • Начать is a perfective Russian verb which means ‘start’ and ‘begin’.
  • As начать is a perfective verb, it can only be used in the past and future tense. It can never be used in the present tense.
  • The word начать is usually transliterated in English as ‘nachat'’.
  • Начать has 6 letters.