anfangen

Etymology
From, from + , corresponding to.

Verb

 * 1)  to begin; to commence
 * 2)  to start
 * 3)  to begin, to start
 * 4)  to start; to keep talking about
 * 5)  to begin something; to start something
 * 6)  to put (something) to good use, to do
 * 1)  to start; to keep talking about
 * 2)  to begin something; to start something
 * 3)  to put (something) to good use, to do
 * 1)  to put (something) to good use, to do
 * 1)  to put (something) to good use, to do
 * 1)  to put (something) to good use, to do

Usage notes

 * The normal auxiliary for this verb is : . The auxiliary is however used by some speakers in northwestern Germany in everyday speech: . (Many of these speakers however use the standard forms in formal contexts in speech and writing.) Compare the same construction in Dutch :.
 * The construction of as a transitive verb (sense 5) is perfectly acceptable in spoken German, but would not be common in formal writing.