(intransitive) to begin; to commence / (intransitive, with zu + infinitive) to start doing something / (intransitive, with mit) to begin something; to start something / (intransitive, with von) to start a topic; to keep talking about something / (transitive, colloquial) to begin something; to start something / (transitive, colloquial, usually with mit) to put to good use, to do something good (with)

gerund of anfangen

(idiomatic) to start from the very beginning

present participle of anfangen

genitive of Anfangen