Empezadas

Empezadas is the feminine plural form of the past participle of the Spanish verb empezar (to begin). It is used as an adjective to describe feminine plural nouns that have begun or been started. In sentences, empieza a function as a descriptor rather than a separate finite verb, and it can also appear in adjectival phrases with estar to convey a state resulting from a beginning, as in las obras empezadas (the works that have begun).

Grammatical notes emphasize agreement: the participle agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. The masculine plural form is empezados, the masculine singular is empezado, and the feminine singular is empezada. In practice, empezadas often appears in phrases like las actividades empezadas or las propuestas empezadas, where the implied verb is estar (estas actividades están empezadas).

Usage: empezar, and by extension empezadas, is common across Spanish-speaking contexts. The term is frequently interchangeable with iniciadas or comenzadas in many formal and informal registers, though each term carries slightly different nuance: empezar emphasizes the act of beginning, iniciar emphasizes initiation, and comenzar is a neutral term for starting.

Examples:

- Las obras empezadas requieren supervisión.

- Las clases empezadas a las ocho continuaron hasta el mediodía.

See also: empezar, empezado, iniciadas, comenzadas.