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nacer

to be born, to arise

n a ˈθ e ɾ
verb Uncommon #10,145
to be born
SP: Mi abuela va a nacer en este hospital.
EN: My grandmother is going to be born in this hospital.
to be born, to arise Often used for things like ideas, feelings, or movements that begin to exist.
SP: Una buena idea puede nacer en una conversación.
EN: A good idea can be born in a conversation.
Conjugation of nacer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First nací nacimos
Second naciste —
Third nació nacieron
nacer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — nacemos
Third nace nacen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — nacemos
Third nace nacen
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second nace —
Third nazca —
Past
nacido
Subjunctive imperfect
naciera
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third nacerá —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Third nacerá —

Mi padre murió antes de nacer yo.

My father died before I was born.

Han metido a la cárcel a Videla y va a nacer tu hijo.

They've put Videla in jail and your son is about to be born.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Tuvimos la suerte de nacer en la misma galaxia.

We were lucky enough to be born in the same galaxy.

Todos los bebés quieren nacer.

All babies want to be born.

Nacer significa tener alma, supongo.

To be born means to have a soul, I suppose.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Un hijo debe nacer donde esté su padre.

A child should be born where his father is.

— El laberinto del fauno (2006)

Debe de ser estupendo nacer con una cuchara de plata en la boca.

It must be wonderful to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Ellos van a nacer.

They are going to be born.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Y cada noche volvía a nacer.

And every night he was reborn.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Cada uno de nosotros deja la vida con la sensación de que acaban de nacer.

Each of us leaves life with the feeling that we have just been born.

Un bebé ciervo puede mantenerse en pie nada más nacer.

A fawn can stand up as soon as it is born.

Si volviera a nacer, me gustaría ser canadiense.

If I were born again, I would like to be Canadian.

No tienes que nacer en una familia adinerada para hacer grandes cosas.

You don’t have to be born into a wealthy family to do great things.

A veces es mejor escoger a la familia que nacer en ella.

Sometimes it is better to choose your family than to be born into it.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

Todos juntos harán nacer al bebé de mi hermana.

All together, they will deliver my sister's baby.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Acaba de nacer su segundo bebé.

Her second baby has just been born.

— El viento se levanta (2013)

Nos casamos cuando el pequeño acababa de nacer.

We got married when the little one had just been born.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

Es solo sobre mi hijo aún sin nacer.

It's just about my unborn child.

Si volvieras a nacer, ¿a qué te gustaría dedicarte?

If you were born again, what would you like to do?

Tu hijo acaba de nacer.

Your son has just been born.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

El potro no puede nacer desde hace dos días.

The foal has not been able to be born for two days.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Volvió a nacer.

He was reborn.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Será como volver a nacer, después de todo.

It will be like being born again, after all.

Nadie pide nacer.

Nobody asks to be born.

Si volviera a nacer otra vez, sería músico.

If I were born again, I would be a musician.

Déjame nacer y te lo compensaré con tu hijo.

Let me be born and I will repay you with your child.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Volveré a nacer.

I will be reborn.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

La lucha está en la sangre, hay que nacer con ella.

The fight is in the blood; you have to be born with it.

— Dangal (2016)

En mi vida siguiente quiero nacer como un virus mortal.

In my next life I want to be born as a deadly virus.

Ví un milagro nacer.

I saw a miracle being born.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

El ternero que acaba de nacer tiene problemas para levantarse.

The newborn calf is having trouble getting up.

Yo trabajaré como si hubiese vuelto a nacer.

I will work as if I had been reborn.

— Vivir (1952)

El primero de nuestra familia en nacer en América.

The first in our family to be born in America.

Hae-jin, gracias por nacer.

Hae-jin, thank you for being born.

— Broker (2022)

El que nadie lo quiera antes de nacer, ¿no hace al bebé desafortunado al nacer?

Doesn't the fact that no one wanted him before he was born make the baby unfortunate at birth?

— Broker (2022)