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Usage of nacer

nacer to be born No nací ayer. I wasn't born yesterday.
nacer [fecha] to be born [on a certain date] Mi abuela nació el 7 de junio de 1910. My grandmother was born June 7, 1910.
nacer en to be born in (or at) Mi hija nacerá en Walla Walla, Wáshington. My daughter will be born at Walla Walla, Washington.
nacer para [infinitivo] to be born to [verb] Nació para correr. She was born to run.
nacer para [nombre] to be born to be [something] Nací para profesor. I was born to be a professor.
nacerse to sprout, to start to grow Se nacieron los frijoles. The beans sprouted.

Note: To say "to give birth," use dar luz.

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