Questions & Answers about La spektaklo komenciĝos, eĉ se la lumigo ne funkcios.
Komenciĝos breaks down like this:
- komenc- = begin / start
- -iĝ- = become, get into a state, happen by itself
- -os = future tense
So komenciĝos means will begin or will start.
The -iĝ- part is important because it makes the verb clearly intransitive: the show itself will begin.
Esperanto learners often notice both forms.
- komenci often means to start something
- komenciĝi means to begin, to start on its own
So:
- Mi komencos la spektaklon = I will start the show
- La spektaklo komenciĝos = The show will begin
Some speakers may sometimes use komenci intransitively too, but komenciĝi is the clearest and most standard way to say that the show itself begins.