A2 Elementary

nacer — to be born, to arise, to spring up

Conjugations

Persona	imperfect	conditional	future	subjunctive	present	preterite
yo	nacía	nacería	naceré	nazca	nazco	nací
tú	nacías	nacerías	nacerás	nazcas	naces	naciste
él / ella	nacía	nacería	nacerá	nazca	nace	nació
nosotros	nacíamos	naceríamos	naceremos	nazcamos

In Spain: vosotros form— imperfect: nacíais, conditional: naceríais, future: naceréis, subjunctive: nazcáis, present: nacéis, preterite: nacisteis

The 'vosotros' form is the informal second-person plural used in Spain. In Latin America, 'ustedes' is used for both formal and informal contexts.

Yo nací en la Ciudad de México.

I was born in Mexico City.

El río Amazonas nace en los Andes peruanos.

The Amazon River rises in the Peruvian Andes.

Espero que de esta conversación nazca una buena idea.

I hope a good idea is born from this conversation.

Si naciera de nuevo, estudiaría música.

If I were born again, I would study music.

De su amistad nacerá un amor profundo.

A deep love will be born from their friendship.

volver a nacer

to have a new lease on life (literally: to be born again)

nacer con un pan bajo el brazo

to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (literally: to be born with a loaf of bread under one's arm)

nacer para algo

to be born for something (e.g., 'Él nació para ser líder' - He was born to be a leader)

nacer de la nada

to come from nothing, to start from scratch

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