Contionary:beginnen

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk beginnen, from Old Skundavisk biginnan, from Halmisk biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną. The original root verb *ginnaną is not attested in any Halmisk text.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɘɟɪnɘn/

Verb

beginnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present beginnt, past tense begann, past participle begunnen, past subjunctive begænne, auxiliary haven)

1. to begin, to start

   Si begannen te feghten.

   They began to fight.

Inflection

infinitive		beginnen
present participle		beginnend
past participle		begunnen
auxiliary		haven
	indicative		subjunctive
present	ik beginne	wi beginnen	ik beginne	wi beginnen
	thou beginnst	ji beginnt	thou beginnst	ji beginnt
	hi, si, hit beginnt	si, Si beginnen	hi, si, hit beginne	si, Si beginnen
preterit	ik begann	wi begannen	ik begænne	wi begænnen
	thou begannst	ji begannt	thou begænnest	ji begænnet
	hi, si, hit begann	si, Si begannen	hi, si, hit begænne	si, Si begænnen
imperative	beginn	beginnt (ji)