begann zu

began to

→ beginnen

phrase Common #8,109

began to Used before an infinitive to say that someone or something began doing something. The verb changes form to match the subject and tense (for example, beginnt zu = begins to).

GE: Sie begann zu lachen.

EN: She began to laugh.

Er begann zu frühstücken.

He started to eat breakfast.

Das Baby begann zu krabbeln.

The baby began to crawl.

Mein Herz begann zu rasen.

My heart started racing.

Mein Zeh begann zu bluten.

My toe started to bleed.

Der Junge begann zu kreischen.

The boy began to scream.

Die Teekanne begann zu pfeifen.

The teapot began to whistle.

Ein blutig schwarzes Nichts begann zu kreisen.

A bloody black nothingness began to circle.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)