beginnen
to begin
- Past (Präteritum)
- begann
- Past participle
- begonnen (haben)
*beginnen + mit* + Dat / *zu* + Inf: *Wir beginnen mit dem Essen / zu essen.* Synonym *anfangen* (separable, more colloquial). *Der Anfang*, *zu Beginn*. Past *begann*, participle *begonnen* (double *n*).
Conjugation
Present
- beginnt
- present, singular, third-person
- beginne
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- beginnen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- beginnst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- begann
- past
- begannen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- begannst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- begannt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- begänne
- past, subjunctive
- begönne
- past, subjunctive
- beginne
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- beginnen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- beginnest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- beginnet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- begännen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- begönnen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- begännest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- begännst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- begönnest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- begönnst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- begännet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- begännt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- begönnet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- begönnt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe begonnen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben begonnen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest begonnen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet begonnen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte begonnen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten begonnen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest begonnen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet begonnen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde beginnen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden beginnen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest beginnen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet beginnen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde beginnen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden beginnen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- beginn
- imperative, second-person, singular
- beginne
- imperative, second-person, singular
- beginnt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- begonnen
- participle, past
- beginnend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- beginnen
- infinitive
Other
- habe begonnen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben begonnen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast begonnen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt begonnen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat begonnen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte begonnen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten begonnen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest begonnen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet begonnen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- beginnen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde beginnen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden beginnen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst beginnen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet beginnen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird beginnen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- begonnen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde begonnen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden begonnen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst begonnen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet begonnen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird begonnen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Beginnen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong