renacer Present Conjugation
renacer — to be born again
Renacer is irregular in the first person (yo renazco), but regular for all other forms.
renacer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe a current transformation, a recurring cycle in nature, or a general truth about starting over.
Notes on renacer in the Present
Renacer follows the -cer/cir pattern: when the 'c' is followed by an 'o', it changes to 'zc' (renazco) to keep the soft sound.
Example Sentences
Cada primavera renazco con nuevas ideas.
Every spring I am reborn with new ideas.
yo
La esperanza renace en los momentos difíciles.
Hope is reborn in difficult moments.
él/ella/usted
Las flores renacen después de la lluvia.
The flowers are reborn after the rain.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: yo renaco
Correct: yo renazco
Why: Verbs ending in -cer preceded by a vowel require a 'z' before the 'c' in the 'yo' form to maintain the correct pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: renací
Renacer is completely regular in the preterite: renací, renaciste, renació, renacimos, renacisteis, renacieron.
Imperfect
yo: renacía
Renacer is regular in the imperfect: renacía, renacías, renacía, renacíamos, renacíais, renacían.
Future
yo: renaceré
Renacer is regular in the future: renaceré, renacerás, renacerá, renaceremos, renaceréis, renacerán.
Conditional
yo: renacería
Renacer is regular in the conditional: renacería, renacerías, renacería, renaceríamos, renaceríais, renacerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: renazca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all persons: renazca, renazcas, renazca, renazcamos, renazcáis, renazcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: renaciera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: renaciera, renacieras, renaciera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: renace
Use 'renace' for tú and 'renazca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no renazcas
All negative commands for renacer use the 'zc' stem: no renazcas, no renazca, no renazcan.