No. 823 in German
geboren
"Born"
In a sentence
Ich wurde in Berlin geboren.
I was born in Berlin.
Here, 'geboren' is used as the past participle of 'gebären', combined with the auxiliary 'werden' in the passive form to indicate origin-related birth.
Sie ist zur Künstlerin geboren.
She is born to be an artist.
In this sentence, 'geboren' is used idiomatically to indicate a natural talent or destiny, often in combination with the verb 'sein'.
Das Kind wurde im Krankenhaus geboren.
The child was born in the hospital.
Similar to the first example, 'geboren' is used in a formal description of birth, referencing the specific location and context.
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