Talán nem kell külön elmagyarázni az alábbi kérdést és választ a ‘to be born’ szenvedő szerkezettel:
When were you born? I was born in 1982.
Viszont nem árt ismerni a bear (bore, borne) = give birth / carry igének formális jelentéseit sem:
She has borne six children in seven years. (NEM ‘born’) (informálisan: She has had six children in seven years.)
They bore the king’s body away on a stretcher.
She has borne a lot of responsibility.
This wallet bears a strong resemblance to the one I lost last month.