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lui nascesse

was born, would be born

→ nascere
nasc be born + esse Imperfect subjunctive, 3rd person singular
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #33,484
was born, would be born Used in subjunctive clauses, often after expressions of wishing or before “before.”
IT: Sperava che il bambino nascesse in primavera.
EN: She hoped the baby would be born in spring.
Conjugation of nascere
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
Third nascesse —

Prima che nascesse.

Before he was born.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Tom morì prima che suo figlio nascesse.

Tom died before his son was born.

Gli parli mai della tua vita prima che nascesse?

Do you ever talk to him about your life before he was born?

— Scream 7 (2026)

Nemmeno io volevo che nascesse!

I didn't want him to be born either!

— Un affare di famiglia (2018)

Non volevo che nascesse.

I didn't want him to be born.

— Roma (2018)

Tom morì prima che Mary nascesse.

Tom died before Mary was born.

Avrei dovuto ucciderlo prima che nascesse!

I should have killed him before he was born!

— Le buone stelle - Broker (2022)