starten
Danish edit
Noun edit
starten c
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From start + -en (modeled on the English verb start); compare with German starten.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
starten
Inflection edit
Inflection of starten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | starten | |||
past singular | startte | |||
past participle | gestart | |||
infinitive | starten | |||
gerund | starten n | |||
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. |
Derived terms edit
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German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English start + -en; compare with Dutch starten and native High German stürzen.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtartən/, [ˈʃtaʁ.tn̩], [ˈʃtaɐ̯-], [ˈʃtaː-], [-tən]
audio (file) - Homophones: starrten (general), Staaten (some speakers)
Verb edit
starten (weak, third-person singular present startet, past tense startete, past participle gestartet, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive) to start (race car, airplane, etc.) [auxiliary sein]
- Die Maschine ist pünktlich gestartet.
- The plane started on time.
- (transitive) to start something [auxiliary haben]
- Ich habe den Computer gestartet.
- I've started the computer.
Usage notes edit
- 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.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | starten | ||||
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present participle | startend | ||||
past participle | gestartet | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich starte | wir starten | i | ich starte | wir starten |
du startest | ihr startet | du startest | ihr startet | ||
er startet | sie starten | er starte | sie starten | ||
preterite | ich startete | wir starteten | ii | ich startete1 | wir starteten1 |
du startetest | ihr startetet | du startetest1 | ihr startetet1 | ||
er startete | sie starteten | er startete1 | sie starteten1 | ||
imperative | start (du) starte (du) |
startet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
starten m
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
starten m
Swedish edit
Noun edit
starten