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ITALIAN VERB

nascere

to be born

  • #73 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: nato
  • Gerund: nascendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I am born
  2. tu you are born
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she is born
  4. noi we are born
  5. voi you all are born
  6. loro they are born

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I was born
  2. tu you were born
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she was born
  4. noi we were born
  5. voi you all were born
  6. loro they were born

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to be born
  2. tu you used to be born
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to be born
  4. noi we used to be born
  5. voi you all used to be born
  6. loro they used to be born

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will be born
  2. tu you will be born
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will be born
  4. noi we will be born
  5. voi you all will be born
  6. loro they will be born

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would be born
  2. tu you would be born
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would be born
  4. noi we would be born
  5. voi you all would be born
  6. loro they would be born

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I be born
  2. tu (that) you be born
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she be born
  4. noi (that) we be born
  5. voi (that) you all be born
  6. loro (that) they be born

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu be born!
  2. Lei be born! (formal)
  3. noi be born! (let’s)
  4. voi be born! (all of you)

How to use nascere

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

  1. Present

    In questo ospedale nascono dieci bambini al giorno.

    Ten babies are born in this hospital every day.

  2. Past

    Sono nata a Palermo, ma vivo a Torino.

    I was born in Palermo, but I live in Turin.

  3. Imperfect

    Una volta i bambini nascevano in casa.

    Babies used to be born at home.

  4. Future

    Il bambino nascerà a fine marzo.

    The baby will be born at the end of March.

  5. Conditional

    Se potessi scegliere, nascerei di nuovo in Italia.

    If I could choose, I'd be born in Italy again.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vogliamo che il bambino nasca qui, vicino ai nonni.

    We want the baby to be born here, near the grandparents.

  7. Imperative

    Nasci presto, piccolino, ti aspettiamo tutti!

    Be born soon, little one, we're all waiting for you!

Good to know

  • Nascere takes essere, and the participle agrees: sono nato a Napoli, sono nata nel 1990.

Where you hear nascere

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • In paese nascono pochi bambini. In the village few babies are born.
  • Sono nata a Fontelupo. I was born in Fontelupo.
  • Il bambino nascerà a marzo. The baby will be born in March.

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • In paese nascono pochi bambini. In the village few babies are born.
  • Sono nata a Fontelupo. I was born in Fontelupo.
  • Il bambino nascerà a marzo. The baby will be born in March.
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The First Chapter

Intermediate Level 3 · Allora, Nonna, quando sei nata? · Sono nata nel trentotto, a Fontelupo. · Sono nato a Fontelupo.

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Nonna at the Museum

Intermediate Level 3 · Nata nel trentasette.

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The Last Chapter

Intermediate Level 3 · E poi è nata mia madre.

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Searching Online

Advanced Level 1 · Sì! Nato a Fontelupo nel trenta.

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Speaking at the Feast

Advanced Level 3 · Mia nonna, nata in questa casa.

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The Presentation in Rome

Fluency Level 2 · Questo libro nasce da una telefonata.

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