inician

Inician is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb iniciar, meaning to begin, start, or commence. It is used with subjects such as ellos, ellas, or ustedes to indicate that a group is beginning an action or process. For example: “Ellos inician el proyecto esta semana.”

Etymology and related terms: Iniciar comes from Latin initiare, rooted in initium, meaning beginning. The verb is related to nouns like inicio (the start) and iniciación (initiation). Cognates appear in other Romance languages, reflecting a common semantic field around beginnings and starts.

Usage and nuances: Iniciar is commonly used for intentional or planned starts of actions, programs, procedures, or processes, rather than instantaneous moments. It can often be substituted with empezar (to begin), though iniciar frequently emphasizes the formal or procedural aspect of starting something. Other conjugations for reference include inicio (I begin), inicias (you begin), inicia (he/she/you formal begin), iniciamos (we begin), e inician (they/you all begin).

Grammatical notes: Inician appears in many everyday sentences referring to plural subjects. It joins a family of related forms: inicié, iniciaste, inició, iniciamos, iniciaron (various past tenses), as well as the gerund iniciando and the participle iniciado. The noun forms inicio and iniciación are commonly used to discuss the concept of a beginning or the act of initiating something.