begann Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “began” is begann. Examples of "began" in use There are 10 examples of the German word for "began" being used: Recording English German Learn Tom started to eat. Tom begann zu essen. Learn She took the pencil and started writing. Sie nahm den Bleistift und begann zu schreiben. Learn Around noon, it started to rain. Gegen Mittag begann es zu regnen. Learn It started raining around midnight. Gegen Mitternacht begann es zu regnen. Learn My career started as an intern. Meine Karriere begann als Praktikant. Learn Redesigns of the city began. Die Neugestaltung der Stadt begann. Learn The house started shaking. Das Haus begann zu beben. Learn She began raving with anger. Sie begann vor Wut zu toben. Learn He started wearing a turban. Er begann, einen Turban zu tragen. Learn The commercial operation started in 1971. Der kommerzielle Betrieb begann 1971. Learn Practice Lesson "began" Practice (7) Lesson Learn Lesson words began etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases He started wearing a turban., It started raining around midnight., Redesigns of the city began., She began raving with anger., The house started shaking., Tom started to eat. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 23 Miscellaneous 24 Part of Speech Courses Verbs 10 Acknowledgements English source https://lingopolo.org/dutch/word/began Audio Google text-to-speech