il naquit

was born

n a . k i → naître
naqu be born + it he/she/it past historic
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #35,332
was born Simple past (passé simple) of « naître »; common in written narratives.
FR: Il naquit à Paris en 1902.
EN: He was born in Paris in 1902.
Conjugation of naître
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third naquit

De son chagrin naquit une mer, puis un immense océan.

From her sorrow was born a sea, then a vast ocean.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Maria naquit aveugle.

Maria was born blind.

Il naquit pauvre, mais mourut millionnaire.

He was born poor, but died a millionaire.

C'est là qu'elle naquit.

That’s where she was born.

Un enfant leur naquit.

A child was born to them.

Jésus naquit à Bethléem.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

C'est à Bethléem que Jésus naquit.

It was in Bethlehem that Jesus was born.

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