angeboren
Translation
innate, congenital, inborn
Examples
Er hat ein angeborenes Talent für Musik.
He has an innate talent for music.
Das ist ein angeborener Herzfehler.
That is a congenital heart defect.
Dieser Instinkt ist Tieren angeboren.
This instinct is innate to animals.
Grammar Patterns
[attributive] ((noun)) innate/congenital an angeborenes Talent
[predicative] ((sb.dat)) angeboren sein to be innate to ((sb.)) Das Talent ist ihm angeboren.
Similar Words
Synonyms: inhärent, kongenital; Antonyms: erworben (acquired), erlernt (learned)
Etymology
Composed of 'an-' (on, attached to) and 'geboren' (born). It literally means 'born on' or 'born into' a person, signifying an inborn quality.
Memory Tips
Picture a trait that is 'on' ('an') you from birth ('geboren').