/nɛtʁ/
Translation
to be born
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin nascere, an alteration of Latin nasci ('to be born').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nasci
- English cognates
- nascent, native, nature
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | nais | naissais | naquis | naîtrai | naîtrais |
| tu | nais | naissais | naquis | naîtras | naîtrais |
| il/elle | naît | naissait | naquit | naîtra | naîtrait |
| nous | naissons | naissions | naquîmes | naîtrons | naîtrions |
| vous | naissez | naissiez | naquîtes | naîtrez | naîtriez |
| ils/elles | naissent | naissaient | naquirent | naîtront | naîtraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | naisse | naquisse |
| tu | naisses | naquisses |
| il/elle | naisse | naquît |
| nous | naissions | naquissions |
| vous | naissiez | naquissiez |
| ils/elles | naissent | naquissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | nais |
| nous | naissons |
| vous | naissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- naissant
- Past participle
- né · née · nés · nées
Examples
.
My little brother was born in winter.
, c' .
She is about to be born, it's a girl.
-.
I was born in Paris in nineteen eighty.
naissent .
Babies are often born at night.
.
A great idea has just been born in his head.
Where this fits
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Grammar articles
(7)French Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
French Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
Venir de + Infinitive: the French Recent Past (to have just done something)
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