How to Say "Where You Were Born" in French

où tu es né

The phrase "where you were born" in French is translated as où tu es né.

This phrase refers to the specific place or country where a person's life began.

How does it change in a sentence?

The past participle né must agree in gender with the subject tu. The phrase takes a feminine form née if the person being spoken to is female.

In French legal documents, the term né is often used as a 'born name' marker to introduce a woman's maiden name, similar to how English uses 'née'.
The word où evolved from the Latin ubi, which is the same root found in the English word 'ubiquity'.

Tu ne sais pas précisément où tu es né.
You don’t know exactly where you were born.
This sentence is useful for expressing that someone does not know the exact location of where they were born, using the form où tu es né.
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Tu ne sais pas précisément où tu es née.
You do not know exactly where you were born.
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Je suis née à Paris.
I was born in Paris.
Je suis né le 15 septembre 1985 à Lyon.
I was born on September 15, 1985, in Lyon.
Je suis né à Marseille.
I was born in Marseille.
Je suis de Bordeaux.
I'm from Bordeaux.
Dis-moi où tu es né.
Tell me where you were born.
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Two friends are chatting about their childhoods at a cafe.

Gabriel

Est-ce que tu te souviens de l'endroit où tu es né ?
Do you remember the place where you were born?
Léa

Oui, c'est une petite ville près de Lyon.
Yes, it is a small town near Lyon.
Gabriel

C'est un endroit très charmant.
It is a very charming place.
Léa

C'est vrai, j'aime beaucoup y retourner.
It's true, I really love going back there.

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