nacer

=

to be born

verb

nacer

intransitive verb

1. to be born (venir al mundo) (niño, animal); to sprout, to begin to grow (planta); to hatch (out) (pájaro)

al nacer -> at birth
¿dónde naciste? — nací en Brasil -> where were you born? — I was born in Brazil
nacer de/en -> to be born of/in
nacer de familia humilde -> to be born into a poor family
nacer para algo -> to be born for something
ha nacido cantante -> she's a born singer
no he nacido ayer (figurative) -> I wasn't born yesterday
volver a nacer (figurative) -> to have a lucky escape

2. to grow (surgir) (pelo); to rise, to have its source (río); to rise (sol, luna); to have its roots (costumbre, duda)

nacer [nah-therr’]

verb neuter

1. To be born, to come into the world. (n)

2. To flower, to blossom (flores). (n)

3. To hud, to shoot, to grow (plantas). (n)

4. To rise, to appear on the horizon. (n)

5. To take its rise, to have its beginning from. (n)

6. To spring, to take its rise, to flow from (río). (n)

7. To be reared in some habit. (n)

8. To infer one thing from another. (n)

9. To appear or start up all of a sudden 10. (n)

10. To spring up (agua), to rise (estrella). (n)

Nacer de pies -> to be born to good luck
Haber nacido tarde -> to be deficient in experience or intelligence
Nacer en tal día -> to escape from peril
Entre ellos ha nacido una fuerte simpatía -> a strong friendship has sprung up between them

verb reflexive

11. To be propagated by nature, not sown, as grass.

Followed by a preposition, it signifies natural propensity or destiny; as, Nació para ser gran general, he was born to be a great general.(Yo nazco, yo nazca, from Nacer. V. CONOCER.

Verb Conjugation for "nacer"

Infinitive: nacer

Gerund: naciendo

Participle: nato

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	nazco	nací	nacía	naceré	nazca
Tú	naces	naciste	nacías	nacerás	nazcas
Ella/Él/Usted	nace	nació	nacía	nacerá	nazca
Nosotros	nacemos	nacimos	nacíamos	naceremos	nazcamos
Vosotros	nacéis	nacisteis	nacíais	naceréis	nazcáis
Ellos/Ustedes	nacen	nacieron	nacían	nacerán	nazcan

Complete nacer conjugation

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Q:	Nacer(se)
A:	The pronominal forms of this verb (the ones with "se") are very unusual: one of them being only about plants ("Las semillas se nacen en primavera") growing…