begynne

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. gå i gang med;
   ta til med;
   sette i gang to get started on, to set about;
   to begin, to start;
   to set in motion, to get going
   • begynne å gråte to start crying
   • begynne på nytt to start over
   • hvem vil begynne å lese? who wants to start reading?
   • begynner du med det tullet nå igjen are you starting that nonsense again?
   • begynne møtet med å synge en sang to open the meeting by singing a song
   • begynne et nytt og bedre liv to begin a new and better life
   • han begynte som gatesanger he started out as a street singer
2. gå først i gang to be the first to start
   • det var han som begynte he was the one who started it
   • hvem skal begynne? who's going to start?
3. ta til;
   bli satt i gang to begin, to start;
   to get under way, to commence
   • møtet begynner kl. 13 the meeting begins at 1 pm
   • skoleåret begynner i august the school year starts in August
   brukt med upersonlig subjekt used with an impersonal subject

   • det begynner å regne it's starting to rain
   • det begynte å bli mørkt it was starting to get dark
4. vise de første tegnene til;
   være i ferd med to show the first signs of;
   to be in the process of
   • han begynner å bli gammel he's beginning to get old
   • bilen har begynt å ruste the car has started to rust
   • problemene begynte å melde seg the problems started to make themselves felt
5. ha sitt startpunkt to have its starting point
   • løypa begynner ved parkeringsplassen the trail begins at the parking area
   • naturreservatet begynner der veien ender the nature reserve begins where the road ends

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