beginnen met / aan

The Dutch verb beginnen (to begin with) takes met / aan.

beginnenmet / aanverb— to begin with

We beginnen met de les. (We begin with the lesson.)

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beginnen takes "met / aan" (beginnen met / aan = to begin with). Example: We beginnen met de les. (We begin with the lesson.)

We beginnen met de les. — We begin with the lesson. The preposition met / aan is fixed, so it doesn't change with the sentence.

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