nacido en
/naθido en/from spelling rules
The English phrase "born in" is translated to Spanish as nacido en.
For a more formal way to imply being originally from a particular place, you can use Natural de.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the past participle nacido (born) and the preposition en (in).
How does it change in a sentence?
The past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject. Use nacida en for a female subject, nacidos en for a group of men or a mixed-gender group and nacidas en when referring to a group consisting only of females.
How do you pronounce it?
/naθido en/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly use the infinitive nacer en (to be born in) where the past participle nacido en is required to function as an adjective or as part of a perfect tense.
Did you know?
- In some regional dialects, saying someone was nacido en a certain place can imply they have the innate traits or temperament associated with that region.
- The word nacido shares a root with nación, suggesting that the concept of a 'nation' is fundamentally tied to the act of being born.
- The word nacido shares a common ancestor with the English word 'native', as both stem from the Proto-Indo-European root for 'being born'.
Examples in context
- Nacido en Atenas en 1956.Born in Athens in 1956.Tatoeba #1829768 by marcelostockle, translation #338372 by Sprachprofi
- Ella había nacido en el Toboso.She was born in El Toboso.Tatoeba #5947103 by arh, translation #7633828 by kaesekaiser
- El dijo bajo juramento que había nacido en Italia.He said under oath that he was born in Italy.Tatoeba #10021546 by manufrutos, translation #299396 by AlanF_US
- Soy natural de ArgentinaI am from Argentina
- Nací en EspañaI was born in Spain
- Nacida en los alrededores de MadridBorn in the surroundings of Madrid
- Nací en Estados UnidosI was born in the United States
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about their backgrounds.
- Lucía¿Tú eres nacido en esta ciudad?Were you born in this city?
- JavierNo, yo soy nacido en Madrid.No, I was born in Madrid.
- LucíaMadrid es un lugar muy bonito.Madrid is a very beautiful place.
- JavierSí, me gusta mucho mi ciudad.Yes, I like my city very much.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
