This is the 4123rd most frequent Swedish word.
påbörjade
"Started" or "initiated."
The verb 'påbörjade' here means 'began' or 'started.' It is the simple past tense form of 'påbörja,' used to describe the initiation of an activity.
Han påbörjade sin resa mot Stockholm igår.
He began his journey to Stockholm yesterday.
In this sentence, 'påbörjade' refers to the commencement of reading a book, emphasizing that the activity was initiated but not completed.
Jag påbörjade boken men hann inte läsa klart den.
I started the book but did not finish reading it.
Here, 'påbörjade' is used in the context of starting a specific project or task, explicitly referring to the action of initiating renovations.