empezar

Asturian

Etymology

en- + pieza, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *impettiāre.

Verb

empezar (first-person singular indicative present empezo, past participle empezáu)

  1. to begin, start
    Synonym: entamar, apenzar, empecipiar, emprimar, aniciar, comenzar

Conjugation


Galician

Verb

empezar (first-person singular present empezo, first-person singular preterite empecei, past participle empezado)

  1. to begin, to start

Conjugation

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Further reading


Spanish

Etymology

From en- + pieza + -ar, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *impettiāre.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /empeˈθaɾ/, [ẽmpeˈθaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /empeˈsaɾ/, [ẽmpeˈsaɾ]

Pronunciation

Verb

empezar (first-person singular present empiezo, first-person singular preterite empecé, past participle empezado)

  1. to start, begin
    Synonyms: comenzar, iniciar

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables; z changes to c before e.

    Further reading

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