Starta

Starta is a Swedish verb meaning to start, begin, or initiate. It is used for starting a vehicle, a machine, a process, an event, or a program. In computing and technology, it often corresponds to meanings like boot or launch. The base form is starta; the present tense is startar; the past tense is startade; the supine (past participle form used with has/have) is startat, and the past participle is also startat. The imperative form is starta.

Examples illustrate its use in everyday language: "Vi ska starta bilen" (we will start the car); "Företaget planerar att starta en ny tjänst" (the company plans to launch a new service); "Datorn startade snabbt" (the computer started quickly). The separable verb form "starta upp" is common in contexts like launching a project: "vi ska starta upp projektet." See also the imperative "Starta!" used to issue a direct instruction.

Etymology and usage: starta is a loanword adapted from the English word start, a pattern seen in several Swedish loanwords from the same period. It forms common compounds that convey related ideas, such as uppstart (startup or initiation) and omstart (restart). The expression starta om is used for restarting something that has stopped.

Relation to other languages and forms: In Norwegian and Danish, cognate forms related to start exist (starta/starte), with similar meanings, reflecting shared Germanic roots. In Swedish, starta is a productive base for many phrasal verbs and compounds that convey beginning or re-initiation.

See also: start, uppstart, omstart, starta upp.