Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I give birth
- tú you give birth
- usted, él, ella he/she gives birth
- nosotros we give birth
- vosotros Spain you all give birth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they give birth
SPANISH VERB
dar a luz
to give birth
- Irregular -ar verb
- Gerund: dando a luz
- Past participle: dado a luz
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I gave birth
- tú you gave birth
- usted, él, ella he/she gave birth
- nosotros we gave birth
- vosotros Spain you all gave birth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they gave birth
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to give birth
- tú you used to give birth
- usted, él, ella he/she used to give birth
- nosotros we used to give birth
- vosotros Spain you all used to give birth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to give birth
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will give birth
- tú you will give birth
- usted, él, ella he/she will give birth
- nosotros we will give birth
- vosotros Spain you all will give birth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will give birth
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would give birth
- tú you would give birth
- usted, él, ella he/she would give birth
- nosotros we would give birth
- vosotros Spain you all would give birth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would give birth
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I give birth
- tú (that) you give birth
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she give birth
- nosotros (that) we give birth
- vosotros Spain (that) you all give birth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they give birth
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I gave birth
- tú (if) you gave birth
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she gave birth
- nosotros (if) we gave birth
- vosotros Spain (if) you all gave birth
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they gave birth
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú give birth!
- usted give birth! (formal)
- nosotros give birth! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain give birth! (all of you)
- ustedes give birth! (all of you)
How to use dar a luz
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Muchas mujeres dan a luz en casa con partera.
Many women give birth at home with a midwife.
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Past
Mi esposa dio a luz a las tres de la mañana.
My wife gave birth at three in the morning.
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Imperfect
Antes las mujeres daban a luz sin ir al hospital.
Women used to give birth without going to the hospital.
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Future
¿Cuándo darás a luz? ¿En agosto o en septiembre?
When will you give birth? In August or in September?
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Conditional
La doctora dijo que daría a luz antes de Navidad.
The doctor said she'd give birth before Christmas.
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Present subjunctive
Cuando dé a luz, toda la familia va a estar ahí.
When she gives birth, the whole family is going to be there.
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Past subjunctive
Si diera a luz en Oaxaca, su bebé sería oaxaqueño.
If she gave birth in Oaxaca, her baby would be Oaxacan.
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Imperative
¡Dé a luz tranquila, señora, aquí estamos todos con usted!
Give birth calmly, ma'am, we're all here with you!
Good to know
- "Dar a luz" is the proper phrase; in Mexico people also say "aliviarse": ya se alivió.
Where you hear dar a luz
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Muchas mujeres dan a luz en la clínica. A lot of women give birth at the clinic.
- Di a luz en una noche de tormenta. I gave birth on a stormy night.
- Mi hija va a dar a luz esta noche. My daughter is going to give birth tonight.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Aquí dan a luz diez mujeres al día. Ten women give birth here every day.
- Dio a luz anoche. She gave birth last night.
- Va a dar a luz esta tarde. She's going to give birth this afternoon.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.