tu fecha de nacimiento
/tu fet͡ʃa de naθimjento/from spelling rules
The English phrase "your birthdate" is translated into Spanish as tu fecha de nacimiento.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase fecha de nacimiento literally translates to "date of birth", where fecha means "date" and nacimiento means "birth".
Which one should you use?
tu fecha de nacimiento uses the informal possessive adjective 'tu', which is used for friends, family or people your own age. Use su fecha de nacimiento instead of tu fecha de nacimiento when speaking to someone in a formal context or to show respect.
How does it change in a sentence?
The formal structure for stating a birthdate is Día + de + Mes + de + Año.
How do you pronounce it?
/tu fetʃa de naθimjento/
Did you know?
- The word nacimiento is also used in Spanish to refer specifically to a Nativity scene or a crèche depicting the birth of Jesus.
- The word fecha comes from the Latin word facta, meaning 'done' or 'made'. It suggests that a date is something that has been established or fixed.
- The suffix -miento in nacimiento is a relative of the English suffix '-ment', both used to turn a verb into a noun representing the result of an action.
Examples in context
- Quince de diciembre de mil novecientos noventaDecember 15, 1990
- Necesito tu fecha de nacimiento para el registro.I need your birthdate for the registration.
- ¿Es correcta tu fecha de nacimiento?Is your birthdate correct?
- Por favor, escribe tu fecha de nacimiento aquí.Please, write your birthdate here.
Example conversation
Javier is checking the registration details for Lucía at a clinic.
- Javier¿Cuál es tu fecha de nacimiento, Lucía?What is your birthdate, Lucía?
- LucíaEs el doce de mayo.It is May 12th.
- JavierGracias, ya tengo tu fecha de nacimiento.Thank you, I already have your birthdate.
- LucíaPerfecto, gracias por tu ayuda.Perfect, thank you for your help.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fecha, nacimiento, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
