Topic: Italian

"È cominciato dieci minuti fa."

Translation:It began ten minutes ago.

April 14, 2013

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/peterb12

    Seems to me that "He began 10 minutes ago" should also be acceptable.

    April 14, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/swntzu

      Hi, there was the basically the same sentence but using "iniziato" in a previous lesson. From what someone said on the discussion for that, using essere instead of avere to conjugate comminciare makes it mean that the thing itself has started (becoming more like an adjective).

      June 16, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/Abelie

        What is wrong with the direct translation of 'commenced'? It commenced ten minutes ago = started and began.

        May 17, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/birkos

          He began or he commenced 10 minutes ago seems right to my simple mind

          September 1, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/aliceuh

            What is more natural, "cominciare" or "iniziare" ?

            September 7, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/funnyiloveitaly2

              Why not he commenced ten minutes ago?

              July 28, 2014
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