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.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de naître |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de naître |
| il/elle | vient de naître |
| nous | venons de naître |
| vous | venez de naître |
| ils/elles | viennent de naître |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | nais |
|---|---|
| nous | naissons |
| vous | naissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en naissant
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.