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Conjugation of a începe in Romanian

a începeto beginirregular

Prezentpresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

eu~~am inceput~~am începutOmitting Romanian diacritics; correct form is 'am început' (î and ț).

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

tu~~ai început~~începeaiConfusing the compound past with the imperfect. Correct imperfect 2nd person is 'tu începeai'.

Actions completed before another past action.

tu~~tu ai început~~începuseșiUsing the compound past instead of the synthetic pluperfect. Correct form is 'tu începuseși'.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

noi~~noi ar începe~~am începeUsing 3rd-person conditional 'ar' for 'noi'. The correct 1st-person-plural conditional is 'noi am începe'.

Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.

Commands and requests.

tu~~tu începi~~începeUsing the indicative instead of the imperative. The 2nd-person singular imperative is 'începe' (without 'tu').

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Is a începe a regular verb?

No — a începe is an irregular Romanian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.

What does a începe mean?

a începe is a Romanian verb meaning "to begin".