| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Conjugations | ||
| Conjugations | comenzó [v] | you/he/she began |
| Common | ||
| Common | comenzó [v] | second-person singular formal preterite indicative of comenzar |
| Common | comenzó [v] | third-persona singular preterite indicative of comenzar |
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Idioms | ||
| Idioms | ya comenzó la actividad | the arrow is already off the bow |
| Speaking | ||
| Speaking | todo comenzó con una llamada telefónica | it all started with a phone call |
| Speaking | todo comenzó hace seis semanas atrás | it all started six weeks ago |
| Speaking | comenzó a llover con fuerza | it started to rain a lot |
| Speaking | comenzó a llover | heavens opened |
| Speaking | se comenzó a... | was first... |
| Speaking | desde que él/ella comenzó | since he/she started |
| Speaking | mi esposa comenzó con los dolores de parto | my wife is in labor |
| Colloquial | ||
| Colloquial | comenzó de nuevo | here somebody goes again |
| Colloquial | ahora comenzó a tener sentido | now it began to make sense |
| Colloquial | comenzó la cuenta regresiva | countdown has begun |
