Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Introduction to the verb naître
The English translation of the French verb naître is “to be born.” The infinitive form of naître is pronounced as “neh-tr.”
Naître comes from the Latin word “nasci,” meaning “to be born.” In everyday French, naître is used to refer to the process of being born or to indicate someone’s birthplace. It can also be used figuratively to describe the beginning of something.
Examples:
- Mon frère est né en France. (My brother was born in France.)
- La ville de Paris est née autour de la Seine. (The city of Paris was born around the Seine.)
- Cette idée est née d’une conversation avec des amis. (This idea was born from a conversation with friends.)
Naître – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of naître
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je nais | Je nais tous les matins. | I am born every morning. |
tu | tu nais | Tu nais en été. | You are born in the summer. |
il | il naît | Il naît à midi. | He is born at noon. |
elle | elle naît | Elle naît en plein hiver. | She is born in the middle of winter. |
on | on naît | On naît tous les jours. | We are born every day. |
nous | nous naissons | Nous naissons en automne. | We are born in the fall. |
vous | vous naissez | Vous naissez au printemps. | You are born in the spring. |
ils | ils naissent | Ils naissent à la campagne. | They are born in the countryside. |
elles | elles naissent | Elles naissent à la montagne. | They are born in the mountains. |
Other Conjugations for Naître.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb naître (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb naître
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