naître
to be bornIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | naissounds the same as another form in this tense | suis né(e) | naissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais naître | naîtraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | naissounds the same as another form in this tense | es né(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | naissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas naîtresounds the same as another form in this tense | naîtrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | naîtsounds the same as another form in this tense | est né(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | naissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va naîtresounds the same as another form in this tense | naîtrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | naissons | sommes né(e)s | naissions | allons naître | naîtronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | naissez | êtes né(e)(s) | naissiez | allez naître | naîtrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | naissent | sont né(e)s | naissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont naître | naîtrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. nais covers both "I be born" and "I am be borning" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. être conjugates and né does not — suis né(e).
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so naissons gives you naissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; naître never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on naîtr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about naître
The past participle is né, and it takes être in the passé composé — so it agrees with the subject: elle est née, ils sont nés.
The futur simple is built on naîtr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: nais, naît — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know naissons you already know naissais, naissait and naissaient. Futur proche keeps naître untouched.