/naˈθeɾ/ ES

/naˈseɾ/ MX

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Translation

to be born

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Grammar

Verb type-er irregular

Conjugation

Regular spanish-stem-changing conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yonazconacínacíanacerénacería
túnacesnacistenacíasnacerásnacerías
él/ella/ud.nacenaciónacíanaceránacería
nos.nacemosnacimosnacíamosnaceremosnaceríamos
vos.nacéisnacisteisnacíaisnaceréisnaceríais
ellos/uds.nacennacieronnacíannaceránnacerían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yonazcanacieranaciese
túnazcasnacierasnacieses
él/ella/ud.nazcanacieranaciese
nos.nazcamosnaciéramosnaciésemos
vos.nazcáisnacieraisnacieseis
ellos/uds.nazcannacierannaciesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túnace
ud.nazca
nosotrosnazcamos
vosotrosnaced
uds.nazcan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
naciendo
Past participle
nacido

Examples

, .

My daughter was born in spring, on a Tuesday morning.

¿ ?

In which city were you born?

.

Birds are born in the nest and learn to fly.

.

I was born in a small village near the sea.

.

Every year many children are born in this hospital.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 2: nacer, contacto, enemigo and 6 more words.