Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načęti.

Verb edit

nàčēti pf (Cyrillic spelling на̀че̄ти)

  1. (intransitive, archaic, rare) to start, begin (doing something, usually speaking)
  2. (transitive) to start using or consuming something
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to be the cause of something growing weak

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *načęti.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

načẹ́ti pf

  1. to slice
  2. to begin

Inflection edit

Sonorant + -ti -(j)em (AP c)
infinitive načẹ́ti
1st singular načnȅm
infinitive načẹ́ti načẹ̑t, načȅt
supine načẹ̑t, načȅt
verbal noun načẹ́tje
participle converb
present
past načẹ̑t
l-participle masculine feminine neuter
singular načẹ̑ł načẹ̄la načȇlo
dual načȇla načȇli načȇli
plural načȇli načȇle načȇla
present imperative
1st singular načnȅm
2nd singular načnȅš načnȉ
3rd singular načnȅ
1st dual načnéva načnȋva
2nd dual načnéta načnȋta
3rd dual načnéta
1st plural načnémo načnȋmo
2nd plural načnéte načnȋte
3rd plural načnéjo

Further reading edit

  • načeti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran