No. 614 in Dutch
geboren
Born.
In a sentence
Ik ben geboren in Amsterdam.
I was born in Amsterdam.
Here, 'geboren' is used as part of the construction 'to be born', indicating the location of someone's birth.
Hij is als muzikant geboren.
He was born as a musician.
In this sentence, 'geboren' is used figuratively to indicate a natural inclination or talent.
Eindelijk is de baby geboren!
Finally, the baby is born!
Here, 'geboren' is used to convey the actual event of someone being born, reporting the occurrence.
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