No. 10,763 in French
naître
To be born.
In a sentence
Je suis né dans cette ville.
I was born in this city.
Uses 'naître' in the past tense 'né' for describing birth.
Cette idée semble naître de son imagination.
This idea seems to be born from his imagination.
Uses 'naître' in the present tense for expressing something originating.
Les fleurs naissent avec l'arrivée du printemps.
The flowers are born with the arrival of spring.
Uses 'naître' in the third person plural present tense 'naissent' for describing natural phenomena.
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