È nata qui.

to be

Breakdown of È nata qui.

• qui: here
• nascere: to be born

Questions & Answers about È nata qui.

Why is it è nata and not ha nata?

Because nascere (to be born) forms the passato prossimo with essere, not avere.

So:

• è nata = was born / has been born in form, though in English we usually translate it as was born
• not ha nata, which is incorrect

Many intransitive verbs, especially verbs involving change of state or movement, use essere in compound tenses, and nascere is one of them.

What exactly is nata?

Nata is the past participle of nascere.

Its basic forms are:

• nato = masculine singular
• nata = feminine singular
• nati = masculine plural
• nate = feminine plural

In this sentence, nata tells you the subject is feminine singular.

Why is nata feminine?