To believe in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: CRE-er

7 months ago

Memory trick

Similar to creed

8 months ago

creer info.

To remember “creer,” associate it with the English word “create,” as when you believe in something, you can create that reality in your mind. “Creer” is similar to the English word “credit,” which has the same Latin root “credere,” meaning “to believe.”

Other words that mean the same thing as “creer” include “pensar” (to think) or “confiar” (to trust).

“Creer” is an infinitive, and here are some of its conjugations in various tenses:

**Present tense:**
– Yo creo (I believe)
– Tú crees (You believe, familiar)
– Él/Ella/Usted cree (He/She believes, you believe formal)
– Nosotros/as creemos (We believe)
– Vosotros/as creéis (You all believe, familiar in Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes creen (They believe, you all believe formal)

**Preterite tense (simple past):**
– Yo creí (I believed)
– Tú creíste (You believed)
– Él/Ella/Usted creyó (He/She believed)
– Nosotros/as creímos (We believed)
– Vosotros/as creísteis (You all believed)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes creyeron (They believed)

**Imperfect tense (used for ongoing past actions):**
– Yo creía (I used to believe/I was believing)
– Tú creías (You used to believe/You were believing)
– Él/Ella/Usted creía (He/She used to believe)
– Nosotros/as creíamos (We used to believe)
– Vosotros/as creíais (You all used to believe)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes creían (They used to believe)

**Future tense:**
– Yo creeré (I will believe)
– Tú creerás (You will believe)
– Él/Ella/Usted creerá (He/She will believe)
– Nosotros/as creeremos (We will believe)
– Vosotros/as creeréis (You all will believe)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes creerán (They will believe)

**Conditional tense:**
– Yo creería (I would believe)
– Tú creerías (You would believe)
– Él/Ella/Usted creería (He/She would believe)
– Nosotros/as creeríamos (We would believe)
– Vosotros/as creeríais (You all would believe)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes creerían (They would believe)

Examples of sentences using “creer”:
– Creo que va a llover mañana. (I believe it’s going to rain tomorrow.)
– ¿Crees en fantasmas? (Do you believe in ghosts?)
– Él no cree en las coincidencias. (He doesn’t believe in coincidences.)
– Nosotros creíamos en ti desde el principio. (We believed in you from the beginning.)
– No creerán lo que acaba de pasar. (They won’t believe what just happened.)

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creer info.

Tips to remember the word “creer”:
– Associate “creer” with the English “to believe,” as they share a similar spelling and meaning.
– Think of phrases like “Yo creo” (I believe) to remind you of the Spanish version.
– Remember the “cree” in “creer” sounds like “cray” in “crayon,” and you need to “believe” in your ability to color with crayons to create art.

Explanations:
– “Creer” is a Spanish verb that means “to believe” or “to think” in the sense of having an opinion or belief about something.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Pensar (to think)
– Considerar (to consider)
– Suponer (to suppose)

“Creer” is an infinitive form. Here are the different conjugations in various tenses:

Present indicative:
– Yo creo (I believe)
– Tú crees (you believe, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted cree (he/she believes; you believe, singular formal)
– Nosotros/Nosotras creemos (we believe)
– Vosotros/Vosotras creéis (you believe, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes creen (they believe; you believe, plural formal)

Imperfect indicative (past):
– Yo creía (I used to believe)
– Tú creías (you used to believe, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted creía (he/she used to believe; you used to believe, singular formal)
– Nosotros/Nosotras creíamos (we used to believe)
– Vosotros/Vosotras creíais (you used to believe, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes creían (they used to believe; you used to believe, plural formal)

Future indicative:
– Yo creeré (I will believe)
– Tú creerás (you will believe, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted creerá (he/she will believe; you will believe, singular formal)
– Nosotros/Nosotras creeremos (we will believe)
– Vosotros/Vosotras creeréis (you will believe, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes creerán (they will believe; you will believe, plural formal)

Examples of sentences using “creer”:
– Creo que va a llover hoy. (I believe it’s going to rain today.)
– Él cree en la justicia. (He believes in justice.)
– Nosotros creíamos en tus palabras. (We used to believe your words.)
– Ellos creerán la noticia cuando la vean. (They will believe the news when they see it.)

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