renacer Present Subjunctive Conjugation
renacer — to be born again
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all persons: renazca, renazcas, renazca, renazcamos, renazcáis, renazcan.
renacer Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of desire, doubt, or emotion—like wanting someone to find a new lease on life.
Notes on renacer in the Present Subjunctive
Because the 'yo' form of the present indicative is 'renazco', that 'zc' carries through to every single form of the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Espero que renazcas después de este descanso.
I hope that you are reborn after this break.
tú
Es necesario que la confianza renazca entre nosotros.
It is necessary that trust be reborn between us.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que renazcan esos viejos conflictos.
I doubt those old conflicts will be reborn.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo renaca
Correct: que yo renazca
Why: The subjunctive must maintain the 'zc' spelling to keep the soft 's' sound before the 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: renazco
Renacer is irregular in the first person (yo renazco), but regular for all other forms.
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.
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.