starten

Danish

Noun

starten c

  1. singular definite of start

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from English start +‎ -en; compare with German starten.

Pronunciation

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Verb

starten

  1. to start

Inflection

Inflection of starten (weak)
infinitive starten
past singular startte
past participle gestart
infinitive starten
gerund starten n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular start startte
2nd person sing. (jij) start startte
2nd person sing. (u) start startte
2nd person sing. (gij) start startte
3rd person singular start startte
plural starten startten
subjunctive sing.1 starte startte
subjunctive plur.1 starten startten
imperative sing. start
imperative plur.1 start
participles startend gestart
1) Archaic.

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German

Etymology

From English start +‎ -en; compare with Dutch starten and native High German stürzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaʁtən/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːtən/ (common; especially northern and central Germany)
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  • Homophone: Staaten (nonstandard)

Verb

starten (third-person singular simple present startet, past tense startete, past participle gestartet, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to start (race car, airplane, etc.)
    Die Maschine ist pünktlich gestartet.
    The plane started on time.
  2. (transitive, auxiliary haben) to start something
    Ich habe den Computer gestartet.
    I've started the computer.

Usage notes

  • Transitive starten is only used as “cause to run/move/proceed” (in a concrete or figurative sense). Possible objects of starten are machines, missiles, operations, projects, events, etc. The verb cannot be used in the sense of “begin to do”, for example in a sentence like: “He started smoking.” For this see anfangen and beginnen.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

starten m

  1. definite singular of start

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

starten m

  1. definite singular of start

Swedish

Noun

starten

  1. definite singular of start
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