to be reborn / to rebirth
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to be reborn
In a religious or spiritual sense, to experience a profound inner renewal. The participle form 'wiedergeboren' (reborn) is usually used.
Nach seiner spirituellen Reise fühlte er sich wie wiedergeboren.
After his spiritual journey, he felt as if he had been reborn.
The verb is made up of 'wieder' (again) and 'gebären' (to give birth). The literal meaning is therefore 'to bring into the world again' or 'to be born again'.
Der Mythos erzählt von einem Helden, der aus dem Feuer wiedergeboren wird.
The myth tells of a hero who is reborn from the fire.
The verb 'wiedergebären' (to be reborn/to rebirth) is almost never conjugated in everyday language. Much more common is the past participle 'wiedergeboren' (reborn), which is used like an adjective, especially in the expression 'sich wie wiedergeboren fühlen' (to feel like a new person / to feel reborn).
Nach einer langen Massage fühle ich mich wie wiedergeboren.
After a long massage, I feel like a new person.
This word belongs to a very elevated, poetic, or religious style of language. Outside the fixed expression 'sich wie wiedergeboren fühlen' (to feel like a new person / to feel reborn), it is hardly used in everyday speech.
In dem Gedicht wird die Natur im Frühling als wiedergeboren beschrieben.
In the poem, nature in spring is described as reborn.
to create
'erschaffen' and 'wiedergebären' both have to do with coming into being or new creation. 'erschaffen' means that something new comes into being through a creative act, for example a work, an idea, or a world. 'wiedergebären', by contrast, does not simply mean to make something new. It is about a new birth or a deep renewal, often in a religious, spiritual, poetic, or mythological sense. Most often, you encounter the form 'wiedergeboren' (reborn). For normal creative work, 'erschaffen' fits better; 'wiedergebären' sounds special and solemn.
Nach der langen Krise fühlte sie sich wie wiedergeboren.
After the long crisis, she felt as if she had been reborn.
Yusuf erschafft im Kunstkurs ein großes Bild aus alten Zeitungen.
Yusuf creates a large picture from old newspapers in art class.