/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
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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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.
Used in
Grammar articles
(6)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 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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