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No. 5,910 in Russian

родились

"Rodilis" means "were born."

In a sentence

  • Мы родились в одном городе.

    We were born in the same city.

    The word 'родились' is the past tense form of the reflexive verb 'родиться', meaning 'to be born'. In this sentence, it refers to the event of birth concerning a group ('мы', we), indicating that they were born in the same location.

  • Мои родители родились в прошлом веке.

    My parents were born in the last century.

    In this example, 'родились' again refers to the act of being born, providing information about when ('в прошлом веке', in the last century). This shows the temporal context connected to the verb.

  • Они родились в большой семье.

    They were born into a large family.

    Here, 'родились' specifies the circumstances of birth ('в большой семье', in a large family), indicating a social context related to the verb.

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