russian word
beginning, start in Russian: начало
nounneutlevel A2#270 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
В начале урока учитель проверил домашнее задание. At the beginning of the lesson the teacher checked the homework.
Мы опоздали на начало фильма. We were late for the beginning of the film.
Эта река берёт начало высоко в горах. This river has its source high in the mountains.
Эта маленькая ошибка стала началом всех наших проблем. This small mistake became the source of all our problems.
What does начало mean in Russian?
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beginning, start (of an event or period in time)
В начале урока учитель проверил домашнее задание.
At the beginning of the lesson the teacher checked the homework.
Мы опоздали на начало фильма.
We were late for the beginning of the film.
Declension of начало
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | начало | начала |
| gen | начала | начал |
| dat | началу | началам |
| acc | начало | начала |
| ins | началом | началами |
| prep | начале | началах |