nacer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
nacer — to be born
The imperative uses 'nace' (tú) and the 'zc' stem for formal/plural commands: nazca, nazcan.
nacer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
While rare for a physical birth, it's used poetically or metaphorically (e.g., 'Be born, new world!').
Notes on nacer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'nace'. The formal (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' forms use the 'zc' spelling from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Nace, esperanza mía!
Be born, my hope!
tú
Nazcamos a una nueva vida.
Let us be born to a new life.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'nazce' for the tú command.
Correct: nace.
Why: Affirmative 'tú' commands usually match the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: nazco
Nacer is irregular only in the 'yo' form (nazco), while other forms are regular.
Preterite
yo: nací
The preterite of nacer is regular: nací, naciste, nació, nacimos, nacisteis, nacieron.
Imperfect
yo: nacía
The imperfect of nacer is regular: nacía, nacías, nacía, nacíamos, nacíais, nacían.
Future
yo: naceré
The future of nacer is regular: naceré, nacerás, nacerá, naceremos, naceréis, nacerán.
Conditional
yo: nacería
The conditional of nacer is regular: nacería, nacerías, nacería, naceríamos, naceríais, nacerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nazca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem: nazca, nazcas, nazca, nazcamos, nazcáis, nazcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: naciera
The imperfect subjunctive of nacer is regular: naciera, nacieras, naciera, naciéramos, nacierais, nacieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no nazcas
Negative commands always use the 'zc' stem: no nazcas, no nazca, no nazcamos, no nazcáis, no nazcan.