Spanish · verb

empezar a

to begin to

with fixed prepositionverbs · set 65

Example sentences

Empieza a llover.
It is starting to rain.
Empecé a estudiar español hace un año.
I began to study Spanish a year ago.
Mañana empezaré a trabajar.
Tomorrow I will start working.

Note

The preposition is part of the word. Without it the answer is wrong in ripiti: empezar a, not empezar.

Also accepted

comenzar ato begin to (formal)

On the card “to begin to”, ripiti also accepts comenzar a.

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