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1 naître Verb, intransitive

(a) (of person) to be born; (of plants) to come up, appear, (of day) dawn, (fig: of hope) be born, spring up (de, from), (of fear) arise (de, from, out of); (of project) to originate (de, from); faire ~ to give rise to, raise, arouse suspicion, doubt, provoke anger, raise a smile; elle est née en 1980 she was born in 1980; il est né poète he was born a poet, he's a born poet; il est né pour réussir he was born to succeed; enfant à ~ unborn child

See also: adolescence, âge, décéder, enfance, jambe, jeunesse, mort, mort, mourir, naissance, trépasser, vie, vieillesse, vieux, vivre

Present
je nais, tu nais, il/elle nait, nous naissons, vous naissez, ils/elles naissent
Imperfect
je naissais, tu naissais, il/elle naissait, nous naissions, vous naissiez, ils/elles naissaient
Future
je naîtrai, tu naîtras, il/elle naîtra, nous naîtrons, vous naîtrez, ils/elles naîtront
Perfect
je suis né(e), tu es né(e), il/elle est né(e), nous sommes né(e)s, vous êtes né(e)(s), ils/elles sont né(e)s
Present subjunctive
je naisse, tu naisses, il/elle naisse, nous naissions, vous naissiez, ils/elles naissent

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