Die Versammlung beginnt heute.

Because Versammlung is a feminine noun in German. Its dictionary form is die Versammlung.

German nouns have grammatical gender:

• der = masculine
• die = feminine
• das = neuter

So in the nominative singular, the correct form is die Versammlung.

It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence, the thing that is doing the action.

In Die Versammlung beginnt heute, the meeting or assembly is what begins, so die Versammlung is the subject.

Because German main clauses usually follow the verb-second rule, often called V2.

That means the finite verb goes in the second slot of the sentence:

• Die Versammlung | beginnt | heute

Here, Die Versammlung takes the first position, so the conjugated verb beginnt must come next.

Because beginnt is the conjugated form of the verb beginnen.

The subject is die Versammlung, which is grammatically third person singular, so the verb takes the er/sie/es form:

• ich beginne
• du beginnst
• er/sie/es beginnt
• wir beginnen
• ihr beginnt
• sie/Sie beginnen

So with die Versammlung, you need beginnt.

Because the verb stem is beginn-, not begin-.

The infinitive is beginnen, and in the present tense the stem keeps the double n:

• ich beginne
• er beginnt

So beginnt is the correct spelling.

Yes. German word order is flexible, as long as the verb stays in the correct position in a main clause.

You can also say:

• Heute beginnt die Versammlung.

That version puts more emphasis on today.

Both are natural:

• Die Versammlung beginnt heute.
• Heute beginnt die Versammlung.

No. Heute normally stands without a preposition.

So you simply say:

• heute = today

Not:

• am heute
• an heute

German often uses time words directly:

• heute
• morgen
• gestern

Because all nouns are capitalized in German.

So:

• die Versammlung
• der Tisch
• das Haus

This is a basic spelling rule in German and one of the easiest ways to spot nouns.

Not always exactly. Versammlung often means assembly, gathering, or a somewhat formal meeting.

Depending on context, German might also use:

• das Treffen = meeting, get-together
• die Besprechung = discussion meeting
• die Sitzung = session, official meeting

So Versammlung can sound a bit more formal or organized than some everyday uses of meeting in English.

Yes. That is also correct and very natural.

• Die Versammlung beginnt heute.
• Die Versammlung fängt heute an.

Both mean basically the same thing, but:

• beginnt sounds a bit more formal or neutral
• fängt ... an is very common in everyday speech

Note that anfangen is a separable verb, so in a main clause it splits:

• Die Versammlung fängt heute an.

A helpful rough guide is:

• Versammlung ≈ fer-ZAM-loong
• beginnt ≈ beh-GINT
• heute ≈ HOY-tuh

A few pronunciation notes:

• v in Versammlung is pronounced like English f
• eu in heute sounds like oy
• ung at the end of Versammlung sounds like oong, not like English ung in hung

The main stress is on:

• VerSAMmlung
• beGINNT
• HEUte

Yes. German very often uses the present tense to talk about the future, especially when there is a time word like heute, morgen, or am Montag.

So a sentence like this can naturally describe something that is going to happen later today.

German often prefers the present tense where English might use will:

• Die Versammlung beginnt heute.
• Das Konzert beginnt morgen.

This is completely normal German.