Beginnen is a German irregular verb meaning to start, to begin. Beginnen appears on the 100 Most Used German Verbs Poster as the 47th most used irregular verb.
Beginnen Conjugation: Present Tense
*Irregular forms in bold.
Beginnen Present Perfect
The past participle of Beginnen is begonnen. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haben with the past participle.
Beginnen Simple Past
The simple past of Beginnen is begann.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In German, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in en, eln/ern, and ten.
German Conjugation Chart
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