German word
beginnen in German sentences
beginnen means "to begin" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Kurs beginnt um neun Uhr.
The course begins at nine o'clock.
Wir beginnen die Reise am Bahnhof.
We begin the trip at the station.
Lara beginnt den Bericht mit einer Frage.
Lara begins the report with a question.
Lara beginnt nicht ohne den Lehrer.
Lara does not begin without the teacher.
Nach dem Regen beginnt das Spiel später.
After the rain, the game begins later.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive beginnen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.