Nacer Conjugation | How to Conjugate Nacer in Spanish

Nacer means “to be born,” “to arise,” or “to originate.” You will learn its nazco / nazca family, otherwise regular -ER forms, gerund naciendo, participle nacido, and restricted commands.

Nacer conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Nacer uses nazco — “I am born / arise” — in the first-person present and nazca... in the present subjunctive. Most other major tense families keep the regular stem nac-.

Nacer gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle nacido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	nacer	to be born / arise
Gerund	naciendo	being born / arising
Past participle	nacido	been born / arisen

Nacer meaning and essential uses

Nacer — “to be born” — is intransitive: Nació en Sevilla. — “He / she was born in Seville.” It can also describe origin: El río nace en las montañas. — “The river rises in the mountains.”

RAE records figurative uses meaning to begin, originate, or arise: La idea nació durante la reunión. — “The idea arose during the meeting.” These uses make a wider range of tense forms natural than literal human birth alone would suggest.

Nacer irregular conjugation patterns

The first-person present uses nazco — “I am born / arise,” with c → zc before o. The present subjunctive extends the same family: nazca, nazcas, nazcamos, nazcáis, nazcan.

The preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, imperfect/future subjunctive, gerund naciendo — “being born / arising,” and participle nacido — “been born / arisen” — otherwise follow the expected -ER pattern.

Nacer indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Nacer present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The first-person singular is nazco — “I am born / arise”; the other present forms keep nac-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	nazco	I am born / arise
Tú — you, singular informal	naces	you are born / arise
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	nace	he / she is born / arises; you are born / arise (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nacemos	we are born / arise
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	nacéis	you are born / arise (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	nacen	they are born / arise; you are born / arise (plural)

• Muchas ideas nacen de una necesidad concreta. — Many ideas arise from a specific need.

Nacer preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	nací	I was born / arose
Tú — you, singular informal	naciste	you were born / arose
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	nació	he / she was born / arose; you were born / arose (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nacimos	we were born / arose
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	nacisteis	you were born / arose (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	nacieron	they were born / arose; you were born / arose (plural)

• Mi abuelo nació en 1940. — My grandfather was born in 1940.

Nacer imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle nacido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	nacía	I used to be born / arise / was being born / arising
Tú — you, singular informal	nacías	you used to be born / arise / were being born / arising
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	nacía	he / she used to be born / arise / was being born / arising; you used to be born / arise / were being born / arising (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nacíamos	we used to be born / arise / were being born / arising
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	nacíais	you used to be born / arise / were being born / arising (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	nacían	they used to be born / arise / were being born / arising; you used to be born / arise / were being born / arising (plural)

• Antes nacían más niños en casa. — In the past, more children used to be born at home.

Nacer present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus naciendo — “being born / arising.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy naciendo	I am being born / arising
Tú — you, singular informal	estás naciendo	you are being born / arising
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está naciendo	he / she is being born / arising; you are being born / arising (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos naciendo	we are being born / arising
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis naciendo	you are being born / arising (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están naciendo	they are being born / arising; you are being born / arising (plural)

• Está naciendo una nueva oportunidad. — A new opportunity is arising.

Nacer near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and nacer.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a nacer	I am going to be born / arise
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a nacer	you are going to be born / arise
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a nacer	he / she is going to be born / arise; you are going to be born / arise (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a nacer	we are going to be born / arise
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a nacer	you are going to be born / arise (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a nacer	they are going to be born / arise; you are going to be born / arise (plural)

• El bebé va a nacer en primavera. — The baby is going to be born in spring.

Nacer future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	naceré	I will be born / arise
Tú — you, singular informal	nacerás	you will be born / arise
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	nacerá	he / she will be born / arise; you will be born / arise (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	naceremos	we will be born / arise
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	naceréis	you will be born / arise (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	nacerán	they will be born / arise; you will be born / arise (plural)

• El proyecto nacerá como una iniciativa pequeña. — The project will begin as a small initiative.

Nacer conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	nacería	I would be born / arise
Tú — you, singular informal	nacerías	you would be born / arise
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	nacería	he / she would be born / arise; you would be born / arise (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	naceríamos	we would be born / arise
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	naceríais	you would be born / arise (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	nacerían	they would be born / arise; you would be born / arise (plural)

• La idea nacería de una necesidad real. — The idea would arise from a real need.

Nacer present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle nacido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he nacido	I have been born / arisen
Tú — you, singular informal	has nacido	you have been born / arisen
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha nacido	he / she has been born / arisen; you have been born / arisen (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos nacido	we have been born / arisen
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis nacido	you have been born / arisen (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han nacido	they have been born / arisen; you have been born / arisen (plural)

• El bebé ya ha nacido. — The baby has already been born.

Nacer past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle nacido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había nacido	I had been born / arisen
Tú — you, singular informal	habías nacido	you had been born / arisen
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había nacido	he / she had been born / arisen; you had been born / arisen (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos nacido	we had been born / arisen
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais nacido	you had been born / arisen (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían nacido	they had been born / arisen; you had been born / arisen (plural)

• La idea había nacido años antes. — The idea had arisen years earlier.

Nacer future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle nacido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré nacido	I will have been born / arisen
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás nacido	you will have been born / arisen
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá nacido	he / she will have been born / arisen; you will have been born / arisen (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos nacido	we will have been born / arisen
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis nacido	you will have been born / arisen (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán nacido	they will have been born / arisen; you will have been born / arisen (plural)

• Para entonces habrán nacido varios proyectos nuevos. — By then several new projects will have arisen.

Nacer conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle nacido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría nacido	I would have been born / arisen
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías nacido	you would have been born / arisen
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría nacido	he / she would have been born / arisen; you would have been born / arisen (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos nacido	we would have been born / arisen
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais nacido	you would have been born / arisen (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían nacido	they would have been born / arisen; you would have been born / arisen (plural)

• La iniciativa habría nacido antes con más apoyo. — The initiative would have arisen earlier with more support.

Nacer subjunctive conjugations

Nacer present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The present-subjunctive family uses nazc-: nazca, nazcas, nazcamos, nazcáis, nazcan.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	nazca	that I be born / arise
Tú — you, singular informal	nazcas	that you be born / arise
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	nazca	that he / she be born / arise; that you be born / arise (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nazcamos	that we be born / arise
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	nazcáis	that you be born / arise (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	nazcan	that they be born / arise; that you be born / arise (plural)

• Espero que el bebé nazca sano. — I hope the baby is born healthy.

Nacer imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. These forms derive from the third-person plural preterite family; the main table uses the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	naciera	that I were born / arose
Tú — you, singular informal	nacieras	that you were born / arose
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	naciera	that he / she were born / arose; that you were born / arose (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	naciéramos	that we were born / arose
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	nacierais	that you were born / arose (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	nacieran	that they were born / arose; that you were born / arose (plural)

• Querían que la iniciativa naciera de la comunidad. — They wanted the initiative to arise from the community.
• Era posible que el proyecto naciese de esa colaboración. — It was possible that the project would arise from that collaboration.

Nacer future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	naciere	if / when I should be born / arise
Tú — you, singular informal	nacieres	if / when you should be born / arise
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	naciere	if / when he / she should be born / arise; if / when you should be born / arise (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	naciéremos	if / when we should be born / arise
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	naciereis	if / when you should be born / arise (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	nacieren	if / when they should be born / arise; if / when you should be born / arise (plural)

• Quien naciere en el territorio quedará sujeto a la norma aplicable. — Whoever should be born in the territory will be subject to the applicable rule.

Nacer present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle nacido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya nacido	that I have been born / arisen
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas nacido	that you have been born / arisen
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya nacido	that he / she has been born / arisen; that you have been born / arisen (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos nacido	that we have been born / arisen
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis nacido	that you have been born / arisen (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan nacido	that they have been born / arisen; that you have been born / arisen (plural)

• Me alegra que el bebé haya nacido sano. — I am glad that the baby was born healthy.

Nacer past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle nacido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera nacido	that I had been born / arisen
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras nacido	that you had been born / arisen
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera nacido	that he / she had been born / arisen; that you had been born / arisen (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos nacido	that we had been born / arisen
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais nacido	that you had been born / arisen (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran nacido	that they had been born / arisen; that you had been born / arisen (plural)

• Si el proyecto hubiera nacido antes, habría tenido más tiempo. — If the project had begun earlier, it would have had more time.
• Si la idea hubiese nacido de otro problema, sería diferente. — If the idea had arisen from another problem, it would be different.

Nacer future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle nacido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere nacido	if / when I should have been born / arisen
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres nacido	if / when you should have been born / arisen
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere nacido	if / when he / she should have been born / arisen; if / when you should have been born / arisen (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos nacido	if / when we should have been born / arisen
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis nacido	if / when you should have been born / arisen (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren nacido	if / when they should have been born / arisen; if / when you should have been born / arisen (plural)

• Si hubieren nacido nuevos derechos, deberán reconocerse. — If new rights should have arisen, they must be recognized.

Nacer imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Nacer affirmative commands

Restricted in ordinary literal use. These affirmative forms are morphologically valid and documented, but direct literal commands with this verb are normally marked, harsh, literary, figurative, or highly context-dependent. Treat the table primarily as a reference paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	nace	be born
Usted — you, singular formal	nazca	be born (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	nazcamos	let’s be born
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	naced	be born (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	nazcan	be born (plural)

• Nace de nuevo en esta nueva etapa. — Be born again in this new stage.

Nacer negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no nazcas	do not be born
Usted — you, singular formal	no nazca	do not be born (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nazcamos	let’s not be born
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no nazcáis	do not be born (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no nazcan	do not be born (plural)

• No nazcas como proyecto sin un objetivo claro. — Do not arise as a project without a clear goal.

Common constructions with Nacer

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• nacer en + place or date context. — to be born in a place or during a time period.
• nacer de + source or cause. — to arise / originate from a source or cause.
• nacer con + quality or condition. — to be born with a quality or condition.

Example sentences with Nacer

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Nació en México en 1995. — He / she was born in Mexico in 1995.
• El río nace en la montaña. — The river rises in the mountain.
• La idea nació de una conversación. — The idea arose from a conversation.
• Espero que el bebé nazca pronto. — I hope the baby is born soon.
• Ha nacido una nueva oportunidad. — A new opportunity has arisen.
• Muchas soluciones nacen de preguntas sencillas. — Many solutions arise from simple questions.

Regional and usage notes for Nacer

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos nacés en una época distinta dentro de esta historia. — You are born in a different era within this story. (voseo, narrative use)
• Nacé de nuevo en esta etapa. — Be born again in this stage. (affirmative vos command, metaphorical and marked)

Nacer is mostly regular except for the nazc- family. Learn nazco and the present subjunctive together, and remember that affirmative commands are formally valid but usually figurative, literary, or otherwise context-dependent.