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början

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See also: borján

Swedish

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Etymology

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börja +‎ -an

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [²bœ̞rːˌjan]
  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [²bɵrːˌjan]
    • Audio (Gotland):(file)

Noun

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början c

  1. beginning, start
    Synonyms: begynnelse, inbrott, start
    Tja, det är alltid en början.
    Well, it's a start, at least.

Usage notes

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Countable but only attested in the singular.

Declension

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Declension of början
nominative genitive
singular indefinite början börjans
definite början börjans
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3

Further reading

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