< Portuguese Grammar

começar: to start, begin

to begin, start começar
I begin eu começ o
you/he/she begin(s) você/ele/ela começ a

Complete conjugation.

Eu quero comecar logo. (I want to start soon.)

A aula começa a que horas? (What time does the class start?)

Começar usually requires an “a” immediately after it. This is because when you start something, you start to something.

Vamos começar a correr. (Let's start to run.)