adjective
born
A1
'Geboren' means 'born'. It's the participle/adjective from gebären and not gradable. Common constructions: 'Ich bin 1990 geboren' or passive 'Er wurde geboren'. Used predicatively or attributively ('in Berlin geboren'). Note: participle form equals past participle; no plural. Often follows 'in' to state birthplace or date.
Examples
Er ist 1990 geboren.
He was born in 1990.
Die Schriftstellerin, die 1975 in Hamburg geboren wurde, schrieb später über ihre Kindheit.
The writer, who was born in Hamburg in 1975, later wrote about her childhood.
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Mnemonics
Imagine a baby being born — the word 'geboren' labels the newborn
sounds like 'geh-born' — think 'was born'