Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nazco | |
| tú | naces | |
| él / ella / usted | nace | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nacemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nacéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nacen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nací | |
| tú | naciste | |
| él / ella / usted | nació | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nacimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nacisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nacieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nacía | |
| tú | nacías | |
| él / ella / usted | nacía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nacíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nacíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nacían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | naceré | |
| tú | nacerás | |
| él / ella / usted | nacerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | naceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | naceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nacerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nacería | |
| tú | nacerías | |
| él / ella / usted | nacería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | naceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | naceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nacerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | nazca | |
| tú | nazcas | |
| él / ella / usted | nazca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | nazcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | nazcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | nazcan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)
- to grow; to rise, to have its source (river); to rise (sun); to have its roots; to arise
- (colloquial) to feel a desire or an urge to do something without anyone asking you to
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations