When to use to be born in Korean

Korean: 태어나다[ tae-eo-na-da ]

to be born
to be born

When to use it

태어나다 means “to be born.” We use it to talk about when or where a person or animal first comes into the world. You will often see it with time words like “yesterday” or “in 2005,” and place words like “in Seoul.”

Example sentences

  1. 저는 2005년에 태어났어요.

    I was born in 2005.

  2. 우리 아기는 어제 태어났어요.

    Our baby was born yesterday.

  3. 제 강아지는 봄에 태어났어요.

    My puppy was born in spring.

  4. 어디에서 태어났어요?

    Where were you born?

  5. 제 동생은 서울에서 태어났어요.

    My younger sibling was born in Seoul.

  6. 아기 새가 오늘 아침에 태어났어요.

    A baby bird was born this morning.