acaba de empezar
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acaba de empezar(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. he just started (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Acaba de empezar a cortar el árbol. Le llevará diez minutos.He just started cutting down the tree. It will take him ten minutes.
b. she just started (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Acaba de empezar a tocar el violín y ya toca muy bien.She just started playing the violin and she's already very good at it.
c. it just started
¿Qué es ese ruido? - Es la lavadora. Acaba de empezar el centrifugado.What's that noise? - That’s the washer. It just started the spin cycle.
2. (formal) (second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. you've just started
Si acaba de empezar a estudiar, entonces no voy a molestarlo.If you just started studying, I'm not going to bother you.
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