nastopíti to set in, to begin, to occur, to arise; (v gledališču) to appear, to make one's appearance
 nastopíti delo to start work
 nastopíti novo dolžnost to take up a new post (ali job), to commence one's new duties
 nastopíti proti komu to proceed against someone
 javno nastopíti proti komu to appear against someone
 nastopila je težava a difficulty arose
 nastopíti službo to take up one's office
 nastopilo je slabo vreme bad weather (has) set in
 nastopíti potovanje to set out on a journey
 prvič nastopíti (v gledališču) to make one's first appearance (ali début)
 nastopilo je 20 igralcev twenty actors appeared on the stage