begannen

== German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === begannen first/third-person plural preterite of beginnen == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German beginnen, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan (“to begin”). The original conjugation was like spannen, wannen etc. A strong past participle is still attested on the German side of the border. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bəˈɡɑnən] === Verb === begannen (third-person singular present begannt, past participle begannt, auxiliary verb hunn) (reflexive) to bestir oneself, to take action (with the undertone that someone is or was sluggish) Synonym: sech oprappen (reflexive) to hurry Synonym: sech tommelen ==== Conjugation ==== === See also === ufänken