How to Say "I Was Born" in Russian

я родился

ya rodilsya

The Russian phrase for "I was born" is я родился (ya rodilsya).

This phrase is used to state the time or place of one's birth.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is literally "I was born" using the past tense of the reflexive verb родиться. The word родился includes the reflexive suffix –ся.

A female speaker must use the feminine form я родилась.

ya rodilsya

In Russian, the verb родиться is reflexive, which means it literally translates to 'I gave birth to myself'.
The word я is a direct relative of the English word 'I' and the Latin 'ego', both stemming from the same ancient Indo-European roots.
While the page teaches the past tense, Russian speakers often use the phrase день рождения for 'birthday', which literally translates to 'day of birth'.

Я родился в мае.
I was born in May.
This sentence is useful for stating the month of your birth.
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Я родился в июле.
I was born in July.
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Я родился в 1960.
I was born in 1960.
This sentence is useful for stating the year of your birth.
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Уважаемые коллеги, рад сообщить вам, что я родился в Москве.
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that I was born in Moscow.
Я родился тут, в этом городе.
I was born here, in this city.
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Dmitry and Anastasia are talking about their hometowns.

Дмитрий Dmitry

Я родился в Москве.
Ya rodilsya v Moskve.
I was born in Moscow.
Анастасия Anastasia

О, а я родилась в Петербурге.
O, a ya rodilas v Peterburge.
Oh, and I was born in Petersburg.
Дмитрий Dmitry

Ты давно переехала сюда?
Ty davno pereyezhala syuda?
Did you move here a long time ago?
Анастасия Anastasia

Да, уже пять лет назад.
Da, uzhe pyat let nazad.
Yes, already five years ago.

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