लगीं

began to, started to

l ə ɡ ĩː → लगना
लग feel (good or bad), seem + ीं Feminine plural perfective
auxiliary · past tense, plural feminine Rare #6,595
began to, started to Used with a plural feminine subject.
HI: बच्चियाँ हँसने लगीं।
EN: The girls began to laugh.
Conjugation of लगना

अरे मम्मी तो फ़ोन आते ही रोने लगीं।

Oh, Mom started crying as soon as she got the phone call.

— OMG 2 (2023)

वे उस पर चिल्लाने लगीं।

They started yelling at him.

पंचायत की तैयारियाँ होने लगीं।

Preparations for the village council meeting began.

वे उन पर चिल्लाने लगीं।

She started yelling at them.

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