antes de que nacieras

before you were born

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before you were born Used to refer to something that happened before the listener was born. The verb after “antes de que” uses the subjunctive; “nacieras” is the imperfect subjunctive of “nacer.”

SP: No conocía esta ciudad antes de que nacieras.

EN: I didn't know this city before you were born.

Lo conocí a él antes de que nacieras.

I knew him before you were born.

Antes de que nacieras.

Before you were born.

— La tumba de las luciérnagas (1988)

Antes de que nacieras, hubo otras dos familias en esta casa.

Before you were born, there were two other families in this house.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Nunca tuve miedo antes de que nacieras.

I was never afraid before you were born.

— Hunting Season (2025)