cominciare
Cominciare is an Italian verb meaning to begin or to start. It is a regular verb of the first conjugation, ending in -are, and is used both transitively and intransitively. It often appears with the preposition a when followed by an infinitive, as in cominciare a fare qualcosa.
Conjugation and key forms: Present indicative is io comincio, tu cominci, lui/lei comincia, noi cominciamo, voi
Usage notes: Cominciare is commonly used with a direct object to indicate starting a specific thing (Abbiamo
Etymology: the verb derives from Latin incipere and entered Italian through Old Italian forms such as cominciare,