börja

See also: Borja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish byria, from Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

börja (present börjar, preterite började, supine börjat, imperative börja)

to begin; to start

Skolan börjar klockan åtta.
School begins at eight o'clock.

Brandon har börjat att lära sig svenska.
Brandon has started learning Swedish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of börja (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	börja	börjas
Present tense	börjar	börjas
Past tense	började	börjades
Supine	börjat	börjats
Imperative	börja	—
Present participle	börjande
Past participle	börjad

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