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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

nascer

to be born

  • #156 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: nascendo
  • Past participle: nascido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I am born
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are born
  3. nós we are born
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are born

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I was born
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you were born
  3. nós we were born
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all were born

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to be born
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to be born
  3. nós we are going to be born
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to be born

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to be born
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to be born
  3. nós we used to be born
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to be born

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would be born
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would be born
  3. nós we would be born
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would be born

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I be born
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you be born
  3. nós (that) we be born
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all be born

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I were born
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you were born
  3. nós (if) we were born
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all were born

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I am born
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you are born
  3. nós (when) we are born
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all are born

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você be born!
  2. vocês be born! (all of you)

How to use nascer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Muita criança nasce nesse hospital todo dia.

    Many children are born in this hospital every day.

  2. Past

    Eu nasci em Belo Horizonte, mas cresci em São Paulo.

    I was born in Belo Horizonte, but I grew up in São Paulo.

  3. Future

    Meu sobrinho vai nascer em dezembro.

    My nephew is going to be born in December.

  4. Imperfect

    Naquela época, muita gente nascia em casa.

    Back then, lots of people were born at home.

  5. Conditional

    Se pudesse escolher, eu nasceria perto do mar.

    If I could choose, I'd be born near the sea.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que o bebê nasça com saúde.

    Let's hope the baby is born healthy.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu nascesse de novo, seria músico.

    If I were born again, I'd be a musician.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando a bebê nascer, a gente te avisa.

    When the baby is born, we'll let you know.

  9. Imperative

    Nasça de novo a cada manhã, como dizia minha avó.

    Be born anew each morning, as my grandma used to say.

Good to know

  • "Nasci em" says where you were born: "Nasci em Recife."
  • "O sol nasce" is the sun rises.

Where you hear nascer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • O sol nasce às cinco. The sun rises at five.
  • Eu nasci em Minas. I was born in Minas.
  • O bebê vai nascer em maio. The baby is going to be born in May.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • O bebê nasce em julho. The baby is due in July.
  • Eu nasci perto de Chicago. I was born near Chicago.
  • O bebê da Luana vai nascer no Rio. Luana's baby is going to be born in Rio.
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Three Hundred Years Old

Beginner Level 3 · eu nasci

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New Home, New Life

Intermediate Level 3 · nasce

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She's Just Been Born

Intermediate Level 3 · nasceu

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