Nací

Nací is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb nacer in the preterite tense, used to express the moment or event of being born. It denotes a completed birth in the past and is commonly used to state where or when someone was born.

Etymology and form: Nacer comes from Latin nasci, meaning to be born. In the preterite, the conjugation is nací, naciste, nació, nacimos, nacisteis, nacieron, with nací corresponding to “I was born.” The form is regular for the preterite endings of -er verbs, following the standard pattern for -er verbs in that tense.

Usage notes: Nací is typically used to describe a birth event in the past. It is common to pair it with a place, date, or both, such as nací en Barcelona or nací el 5 de mayo de 1990. The verb conveys a factual, biographical detail rather than a continuing state; for ongoing or habitual past contexts, other tenses like the imperfect (nacía) may be used, depending on meaning.

Examples:

- Yo nací en Madrid en 1985.

- Ella nació el 12 de diciembre y creció en Valencia.

- Nací para ser músico, según él.

See also: Related topics include the infinitive nacer, its other tenses, and terminology for birth events in biographical writing.