How is the word begann translated from German to English

English translation
began
verb

Präteritumform von beginnen: etwas nahm seinen Anfang.

Past tense of beginnen: something started.

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  • Ich habe die Tagesordnung geteilt, bevor das Meeting begann. — I shared the agenda before the meeting began.

  • Wann begann eigentlich dieser Streit zwischen den beiden? — When did this argument between the two of them actually begin?

  • Kaum begann der Vortrag, verließ die Hälfte des Publikums den Saal. — The lecture had barely begun when half the audience left the hall.

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