Breakdown of Kursen startar i början av september.
september
September
starta
to start (a machine, engine, business)
kursen
the course
i början av
at the beginning of
Questions & Answers about Kursen startar i början av september.
Why do we use the preposition i for "at" the beginning?
The phrase i början av (at the beginning of) is a fixed expression in Swedish. When talking about parts of a time period, you also use i for the middle and end: i mitten av (in the middle of) and i slutet av (at the end of).
Could I use börjar instead of startar here?
Yes, absolutely! Kursen börjar and Kursen startar mean exactly the same thing. Startar can sometimes sound slightly more related to a formal schedule or project launch, but in the context of a course, they are completely interchangeable.
What kind of noun is början? Why does it end in -an?
The word en början (a beginning) is a noun formed directly from the verb att börja. It belongs to a small group of nouns where the indefinite and definite forms are identical. So, början acts as both "a beginning" and "the beginning" depending on the context.
Why is september written with a lowercase letter?
In Swedish, months, days of the week, seasons, and languages are never capitalized unless they are the very first word of a sentence. This is a common habit from English that learners often forget to drop!
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