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naître

to be born

Auxiliary: être

'naître' is irregular: it keeps the circumflex before -t (il naît), has an irregular past participle 'né(e)', and forms compound tenses with 'être', so the participle agrees with the subject.

Un bébé naît chaque minute dans le monde.

A baby is born every minute in the world.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je nais
I am born

Je nais à la vie artistique avec ce spectacle.

I am born to artistic life with this show.

tu nais
you are born

Tu nais une seconde fois quand tu changes de vie.

You are born a second time when you change your life.

il/elle/on naît
he/she/one is born

L'enfant naît en bonne santé.

The child is born healthy.

nous naissons
we are born

Nous naissons tous égaux en droits.

We are all born equal in rights.

vous naissez
you (plural) are born

Vous naissez avec un vrai talent pour la musique.

You are born with a real talent for music.

ils/elles naissent
they are born

De nouvelles idées naissent chaque jour.

New ideas are born every day.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je naissais
I was being born

Je naissais à peine que la guerre éclatait.

I was barely being born when the war broke out.

tu naissais
you were being born

Tu naissais dans une époque difficile.

You were being born in a difficult era.

il/elle/on naissait
he/she/one was being born

Un espoir naissait dans son cœur.

A hope was being born in his heart.

nous naissions
we were being born

Nous naissions dans le même quartier.

We were being born in the same neighbourhood.

vous naissiez
you (plural) were being born

Vous naissiez à une nouvelle vie chaque printemps.

You were born into a new life every spring.

ils/elles naissaient
they were being born

Les agneaux naissaient au début du printemps.

The lambs were born at the beginning of spring.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je suis né(e)
I was born

Je suis né à Paris en hiver.

I was born in Paris in winter.

tu es né(e)
you were born

Tu es né sous une bonne étoile.

You were born under a lucky star.

il/elle/on est né(e)
he/she/one was born

Elle est née un dimanche matin.

She was born on a Sunday morning.

nous sommes né(e)s
we were born

Nous sommes nés la même année.

We were born in the same year.

vous êtes né(e)(s)
you (plural) were born

Vous êtes nés dans une grande famille.

You were born into a large family.

ils/elles sont né(e)s
they were born

Les jumeaux sont nés à quelques minutes d'intervalle.

The twins were born minutes apart.

Plus-que-parfait

Past Perfect

je étais né(e)
I had been born

J'étais né avant l'arrivée de l'électricité au village.

I had been born before electricity came to the village.

tu étais né(e)
you had been born

Tu étais né juste après la guerre.

You had been born just after the war.

il/elle/on était né(e)
he/she/one had been born

Il était né dans un autre siècle.

He had been born in another century.

nous étions né(e)s
we had been born

Nous étions nés loin l'un de l'autre.

We had been born far from each other.

vous étiez né(e)(s)
you (plural) had been born

Vous étiez nés avant l'invention d'Internet.

You had been born before the invention of the Internet.

ils/elles étaient né(e)s
they had been born

Leurs enfants étaient nés à l'étranger.

Their children had been born abroad.

Futur simple

Future

je naîtrai
I will be born

Dans mon prochain roman, je naîtrai personnage.

In my next novel, I will be born as a character.

tu naîtras
you will be born

Tu naîtras à une nouvelle carrière bientôt.

You will be born into a new career soon.

il/elle/on naîtra
he/she/one will be born

Le bébé naîtra au printemps prochain.

The baby will be born next spring.

nous naîtrons
we will be born

Nous naîtrons à cette aventure ensemble.

We will be born into this adventure together.

vous naîtrez
you (plural) will be born

Vous naîtrez à la scène le soir de la première.

You will be born to the stage on opening night.

ils/elles naîtront
they will be born

De nouveaux projets naîtront de cette rencontre.

New projects will be born from this meeting.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je naîtrais
I would be born

Si je choisissais, je naîtrais au bord de la mer.

If I could choose, I would be born by the sea.

tu naîtrais
you would be born

Où naîtrais-tu si tu avais le choix ?

Where would you be born if you had the choice?

il/elle/on naîtrait
he/she/one would be born

Un grand projet naîtrait d'une telle idée.

A great project would be born from such an idea.

nous naîtrions
we would be born

Nous naîtrions à une vie meilleure là-bas.

We would be born into a better life there.

vous naîtriez
you (plural) would be born

Vous naîtriez artistes dans un tel milieu.

You would be born artists in such an environment.

ils/elles naîtraient
they would be born

Des amitiés naîtraient de ce voyage.

Friendships would be born from this trip.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

je naisse
(that) I be born

Il faudrait que je naisse à nouveau pour tout changer.

I would have to be born again to change everything.

tu naisses
(that) you be born

On dirait qu'il faut que tu naisses artiste.

It seems you have to be born an artist.

il/elle/on naisse
(that) he/she/one be born

Nous attendons que l'enfant naisse en bonne santé.

We are waiting for the child to be born healthy.

nous naissions
(that) we be born

Il faudrait que nous naissions à une autre époque.

We would have to be born in another era.

vous naissiez
(that) you (plural) be born

Je doute que vous naissiez avec ce don.

I doubt that you are born with this gift.

ils/elles naissent
(that) they be born

On souhaite que les poussins naissent au chaud.

We hope the chicks are born in the warmth.

Impératif

Impératif

Imperative

tu nais
be born!

Renais et nais à une nouvelle vie !

Be reborn and come alive to a new life!

nous naissons
let's be born!

Naissons à l'espoir malgré les difficultés.

Let us be born to hope despite the difficulties.

vous naissez
be born! (plural)

Naissez à vous-mêmes, croyez en vos rêves !

Come alive to yourselves, believe in your dreams!

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