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Learn Croatian: početi - to begin

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/početi

početi

Word

početi

Meaning

to begin

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Past tense word order (Prvo sam radio...)

Usages of početi

Onda je počeo film.

Then the film started.

Jučer sam počeo projekt.

Yesterday I started the project.

Zatim je direktor počeo sastanak.

Next, the director began the meeting.

Jučer smo brzo odradili posao i počela je igra.

Yesterday we did the job quickly and the game started.

Škola počinje u rujnu ili listopadu.

School starts in September or October.

Želimo početi pauzu prije ponoći.

We want to start the break before midnight.

Kad je počela vikati, bio sam usred sastanka.

When she started to shout, I was in the middle of a meeting.

Zašto je počela ova svađa?

Why did this argument start?

Vjetar je počeo puhati.

The wind started blowing.

Sunce će početi sjati ujutro.

The sun will start shining in the morning.

Sinoć je počelo grmjeti.

Last night it started thundering.

Zašto si počeo trenirati nogomet?

Why did you start practicing football?

Dijete je počelo crtati mačku.

The child started drawing a cat.

Počeli smo se kupati u moru.

We started swimming in the sea.

Želim se početi sunčati rano.

I want to start sunbathing early.

Moramo početi planirati putovanje.

We must start planning the trip.

Odlučili su početi kampirati u šumi.

They decided to start camping in the forest.

Sunce je prestalo sjati i kiša je počela padati.

The sun stopped shining and the rain started to fall.

Film je već počeo.

The film has already begun.

Zločinac je počeo bježati, ali ne bojimo se nikoga.

The criminal started to flee, but we are not afraid of anyone.

Nakon što je producent pročitao scenarij, počeli smo snimanje.

After the producer read the script, we started the filming.

Nakon što su završili snimanje, počela je montaža.

After they finished the filming, the editing began.

Turist me pita kada će početi gradski obilazak.

The tourist asks me when the city tour will start.

Stavljajući slušalice, počeo je tipkati.

Putting on the headphones, he started to type.

Porod će početi za dva dana, a mi smo nestrpljivi.

The delivery will start in two days, and we are impatient.

Žena je uzdahnula i počela drhtati kao da se boji.

The woman sighed and started to tremble as if she is afraid.

Dječak se počeo znojiti i mrštiti kao da je nešto sakrio.

The boy started to sweat and frown as if he hid something.

Čim stigne onaj Nijemac, počet ćemo sastanak.

As soon as that German arrives, we will start the meeting.

Čim Zagrepčani dođu, možemo početi.

As soon as the people from Zagreb arrive, we can start.

Tekućina je hladna, ali mi je moramo zagrijavati dok pokus ne počne.

The liquid is cold, but we must heat it until the experiment begins.

Ljudi su se napili vina i počeli plesati.

The people drank their fill of wine and started dancing.

Predlažem da počnemo odmah.

I suggest that we start immediately.

Godišnji odmor počinje u srpnju.

Annual leave begins in July.

Što se mene tiče, možemo početi.

As far as I'm concerned, we can begin.

U međuvremenu je počela kiša.

In the meantime it started to rain.

Spremna sam početi odmah.

I am ready to start right away.

Kada je beba zaplakala, počeli smo trčati.

When the baby burst into tears, we started running.

Kada je bend zasvirao, počeli smo plesati.

When the band started playing, we started dancing.

Budući da je budžet ograničen, tek smo počeli projekt.

Since the budget is limited, we have only just started the project.

Većina ispitanika su počeli čitati o tom problemu u veljači.

The majority of respondents started reading about that problem in February.

Četrdesetih je godina počeo rat u kojem su mnogi umrli.

In the forties, a war began in which many died.

Pedesetih su godina mnogi počeli kupovati televizore.

In the fifties, many started to buy televisions.

Prosvjedi studenata počeli su šezdesetih godina.

Protests by students started in the sixties.

Ipak, krajem osamdesetih godina počeli su problemi u državi.

Nevertheless, at the end of the eighties, problems in the country started.

Devedesetih su godina mnogi počeli koristiti internet.

In the nineties, many started to use the internet.

Obnova je počela krajem recesije.

The reconstruction began at the end of the recession.

Konkurencija se počela prilagođavati sve složenijem tržištu.

The competition started adapting to the increasingly complex market.

Prije nego što osvojimo udaljene galaksije, u svibnju će početi nova era.

Before we conquer distant galaxies, a new era will begin in May.

Ova era kolonizacije počet će u lipnju.

This era of colonization will begin in June.

Počeli smo pržiti meso.

We started to fry the meat.

Počeli smo dresirati zaigranog psa.

We started to train the playful dog.

Probudio se noću i počeo povraćati.

He woke up at night and started vomiting.

Vrtoglavica je počela čim sam ustao.

The dizziness started as soon as I stood up.

Srećom, moj otac nije bio na planini kada je počela lavina.

Fortunately, my father was not on the mountain when the avalanche started.

Ne razvijamo pamćenje dok ne počnemo usvajanje jezika.

We do not develop memory until we start language acquisition.

Tek što je revija počela, većina modela je pobjegla.

Just as the fashion show started, the majority of the models ran away.

Tek što je dizajner vidio mene, počeo je vikati.

No sooner had the designer seen ME than he started to yell.

Tek što se kaput raspao, ona je počela plakati.

No sooner had the coat fallen apart than she started to cry.

Tek što je pljesak prestao, počeo je kaos iza pozornice.

No sooner had the applause stopped than the chaos began backstage.

Iz mraka je počela kapati voda.

Water began to drip from the dark.

Bez ovog pokretača, program ne može početi.

Without this launcher, the program cannot start.

Iako je počeo prekid, komešanje u dvorani nije prestalo.

Although the break started, the commotion in the hall did not stop.

Osjećali smo nelagodu prije nego što je počela šutnja, zar ne?

We felt awkwardness before the silence started, didn't we?

Nakon iznajmljivanja dvorane, počelo je postavljanje stolica.

After the renting of the hall, the setting up of the chairs began.

Kupili smo piće, nazvali sponzora i počeli prodaju karata.

We bought the drinks, called the sponsor and started the sale of the tickets.

Vojska je okružila dvorac i opsada je počela.

The army surrounded the castle and the siege began.

Počet ću tumačiti aspekte, kao što astrologija zahtijeva.

I will start to interpret the aspects, as astrology demands.

Epidemija je počela zimi, a otada zaraza raste.

The epidemic started in winter, and since then the infection is growing.

Čim krene vlak smrti, ljudi počinju vrištati.

As soon as the rollercoaster starts moving, people start to scream.

Kad smo se strmoglavili, počeo sam vrištati.

When we plunged, I started screaming.

Kako je počela mećava, alpinisti su se borili protiv vjetra.

As the blizzard started, the mountaineers fought against the wind.

Nastava počinje u listopadu.

Classes begin in October.

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