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Pronunciation

normal speech: em-pe-SAR

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empezar info.

Tips to remember the word “empezar”:
– You can associate “empezar” with the English phrase “to embark upon,” as both refer to the start or initiation of something.
– Think of the similar sounding English word “emphasize,” as starting something often requires emphasis or focus on the beginning action.
– Remember that “empezar” starts with “em-,” like “start” has an “st-” sound; both are beginnings of the word and the action.

Explanations:
– “Empezar” is a Spanish verb meaning “to begin” or “to start.”
– It is an irregular verb, so its stem changes from “e” to “ie” when conjugated in the present tense for some subjects.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Comenzar” is a synonym for “empezar,” also meaning “to begin” or “to start.”
– “Iniciar” is another verb with a similar meaning, often used in more formal contexts.

Conjugations of “empezar”:

Present indicative:
– yo empiezo (I start)
– tú empiezas (you start, singular informal)
– él/ella/usted empieza (he/she/you formal start)
– nosotros/nosotras empezamos (we start)
– vosotros/vosotras empezáis (you start, plural informal)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes empiezan (they/you formal start)

Preterite (simple past):
– yo empecé (I started)
– tú empezaste (you started, singular informal)
– él/ella/usted empezó (he/she/you formal started)
– nosotros/nosotras empezamos (we started)
– vosotros/vosotras empezasteis (you started, plural informal)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes empezaron (they/you formal started)

Imperfect:
– yo empezaba (I used to start)
– tú empezabas (you used to start, singular informal)
– él/ella/usted empezaba (he/she/you formal used to start)
– nosotros/nosotras empezábamos (we used to start)
– vosotros/vosotras empezabais (you used to start, plural informal)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes empezaban (they/you formal used to start)

Future:
– yo empezaré (I will start)
– tú empezarás (you will start, singular informal)
– él/ella/usted empezará (he/she/you formal will start)
– nosotros/nosotras empezaremos (we will start)
– vosotros/vosotras empezaréis (you will start, plural informal)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes empezarán (they/you formal will start)

Examples of sentences that use it:
– Voy a empezar a estudiar para el examen mañana. (I am going to start studying for the exam tomorrow.)
– Mi hermana empieza a trabajar en ese restaurante el lunes. (My sister starts working at that restaurant on Monday.)
– ¿A qué hora empezamos la reunión? (What time do we start the meeting?)
– Ellos empezaron a construir la casa hace un mes. (They started to build the house a month ago.)
– Si llueve, empezaremos el partido más tarde. (If it rains, we will start the match later.)

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