nascere — Italian conjugation
to be born
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | nasco | I am born |
| tu | nasci | you are born |
| lui/lei | nasce | he/she/it is born |
| noi | nasciamo | we are born |
| voi | nascete | you (pl.) are born |
| loro | nascono | they are born |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | nacqui | I was born |
| tu | nascesti | you were born |
| lui/lei | nacque | he/she/it was born |
| noi | nascemmo | we were born |
| voi | nasceste | you (pl.) were born |
| loro | nacquero | they were born |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | nascevo |
| tu | nascevi |
| lui/lei | nasceva |
| noi | nascevamo |
| voi | nascevate |
| loro | nascevano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | nascerei | I would be born |
| tu | nasceresti | you would be born |
| lui/lei | nascerebbe | he/she/it would be born |
| noi | nasceremmo | we would be born |
| voi | nascereste | you (pl.) would be born |
| loro | nascerebbero | they would be born |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | nascerò | I will be born |
| tu | nascerai | you will be born |
| lui/lei | nascerà | he/she/it will be born |
| noi | nasceremo | we will be born |
| voi | nascerete | you (pl.) will be born |
| loro | nasceranno | they will be born |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sono nato/a | I have been born |
| tu | sei nato/a | you have been born |
| lui/lei | è nato/a | he/she/it has been born |
| noi | siamo nati/e | we have been born |
| voi | siete nati/e | you (pl.) have been born |
| loro | sono nati/e | they have been born |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ero nato/a | I had been born |
| tu | eri nato/a | you had been born |
| lui/lei | era nato/a | he/she/it had been born |
| noi | eravamo nati/e | we had been born |
| voi | eravate nati/e | you (pl.) had been born |
| loro | erano nati/e | they had been born |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | sarei nato/a |
| tu | saresti nato/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe nato/a |
| noi | saremmo nati/e |
| voi | sareste nati/e |
| loro | sarebbero nati/e |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sarò nato/a | I will have been born |
| tu | sarai nato/a | you will have been born |
| lui/lei | sarà nato/a | he/she/it will have been born |
| noi | saremo nati/e | we will have been born |
| voi | sarete nati/e | you (pl.) will have been born |
| loro | saranno nati/e | they will have been born |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | nasca |
| tu | nasca |
| lui/lei | nasca |
| noi | nasciamo |
| voi | nasciate |
| loro | nascano |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | nascessi |
| tu | nascessi |
| lui/lei | nascesse |
| noi | nascessimo |
| voi | nasceste |
| loro | nascessero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | nasci |
| lui/lei | nasca |
| noi | nasciamo |
| voi | nascete |
| loro | nascano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non nascere |
| lui/lei | non nasca |
| noi | non nasciamo |
| voi | non nascete |
| loro | non nascano |