crear

See also: Crear

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin creāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾeˈaɾ/ [kɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cre‧ar

Verb

crear (first-person singular indicative present creo, past participle creáu)

1. to create

Conjugation

Conjugation of crear

infinitive		crear
gerund		creando
past participle		m creáu, f creada, n creao, m pl creaos, f pl creaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	creo	crees	crea	creamos	creáis	creen
	imperfect	creaba	creabes	creaba	creábemos, creábamos	creabeis, creabais	creaben
	preterite	creé	creasti, creesti	creó	creemos	creastis, creestis	crearon
	pluperfect	creare, creara	creares, crearas	creare, creara	creáremos, creáramos	creareis, crearais	crearen, crearan
	future	crearé	crearás	creará	crearemos	crearéis	crearán
	conditional	crearía	crearíes	crearía	crearíemos, crearíamos	crearíeis, crearíais	crearíen
subjunctive	present	cree	crees, creas	cree	creemos	creéis	creen, crean
	imperfect	creare, creara	creares, crearas	creare, creara	creáremos, creáramos	creareis, crearais	crearen, crearan
imperative		—	crea	—	—	creái	—

Synonyms

• (to create): facer, producir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin creāre. Doublet of criar (“to raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kɾeˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kɾeˈaɾ]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

crear (first-person singular present creo, first-person singular preterite creí, past participle creat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to create

Conjugation

    Conjugation of crear (first conjugation)

infinitive			crear
gerund			creant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		creat		creada
		plural		creats		creades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	creo	crees	crea	creem	creeu	creen
	imperfect	creava	creaves	creava	creàvem	creàveu	creaven
	future	crearé	crearàs	crearà	crearem	creareu	crearan
	preterite	creí	creares	creà	creàrem	creàreu	crearen
	conditional	crearia	crearies	crearia	crearíem	crearíeu	crearien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	creï	creïs	creï	creem	creeu	creïn
	imperfect	creés	creessis	creés	creéssim	creéssiu	creessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	crea	creï	creem	creeu	creïn
	negative (no)	—	no creïs	no creï	no creem	no creeu	no creïn

Related terms

• creació
• creador

Further reading

• “crear”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Interlingua

Verb

crear

1. to create (to cause to exist)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of crear

infinitive		crear
participle		present	perfect
		creante	create
active		simple	perfect
	present	crea	ha create
	past	creava	habeva create
	future	creara	habera create
	conditional	crearea	haberea create
	imperative	crea	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es create	ha essite create
	past	esseva create	habeva essite create
	future	essera create	habera essite create
	conditional	esserea create	haberea essite create
	imperative	sia create	—

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin creāre.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Verb

crear

1. to create

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• creacion

Portuguese

Verb

crear (first-person singular present creio, first-person singular preterite creei, past participle creado)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of criar

Usage notes

This spelling coexisted with criar.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of crear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	crear
Personal	crear	creares	crear	crearmos	creardes	crearem
Gerund
	creando
Past participle
Masculine	creado			creados
Feminine	creada			creadas
Indicative
Present	creio	creias	creia	creamos	creais	creiam
Imperfect	creava	creavas	creava	creávamos	creáveis	creavam
Preterite	creei	creaste	creou	creamos1, creámos2	creastes	crearam
Pluperfect	creara	crearas	creara	creáramos	creáreis	crearam
Future	crearei	crearás	creará	crearemos	creareis	crearão
Conditional	crearia	crearias	crearia	crearíamos	crearíeis	creariam
Subjunctive
Present	creie	creies	creie	creemos	creeis	creiem
Imperfect	creasse	creasses	creasse	creássemos	creásseis	creassem
Future	crear	creares	crear	crearmos	creardes	crearem
Imperative
Affirmative		creia	creie	creemos	creai	creiem
Negative (não)		não creies	não creie	não creemos	não creeis	não creiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin creāre. Compare the inherited doublet criar (“to raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾeˈaɾ/ [kɾeˈaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cre‧ar

Verb

crear (first-person singular present creo, first-person singular preterite creé, past participle creado)

1. (transitive) to create

   Synonym: generar

   • 2002, Carlos Sánchez del Río, El significado de la física, Editorial Complutense, →ISBN, page 102:

     Un imán en reposo crea un campo magnético y si se mueve crea además un campo eléctrico.

     A magnet at rest creates a magnetic field and if it moves it also creates an electric field.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of crear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			crear
gerund			creando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		creado		creada
		plural		creados		creadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	creo	creastú creásvos	crea	creamos	creáis	crean
	imperfect	creaba	creabas	creaba	creábamos	creabais	creaban
	preterite	creé	creaste	creó	creamos	creasteis	crearon
	future	crearé	crearás	creará	crearemos	crearéis	crearán
	conditional	crearía	crearías	crearía	crearíamos	crearíais	crearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	cree	creestú creésvos2	cree	creemos	creéis	creen
	imperfect (ra)	creara	crearas	creara	creáramos	crearais	crearan
	imperfect (se)	crease	creases	crease	creásemos	creaseis	creasen
	future1	creare	creares	creare	creáremos	creareis	crearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		creatú creávos	cree	creemos	cread	creen
	negative		no crees	no cree	no creemos	no creéis	no creen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of crear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive crear	dative	crearme	crearte	crearle, crearse	crearnos	crearos	crearles, crearse
	accusative	crearme	crearte	crearlo, crearla, crearse	crearnos	crearos	crearlos, crearlas, crearse
with gerund creando	dative	creándome	creándote	creándole, creándose	creándonos	creándoos	creándoles, creándose
	accusative	creándome	creándote	creándolo, creándola, creándose	creándonos	creándoos	creándolos, creándolas, creándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative crea	dative	créame	créate	créale	créanos	not used	créales
	accusative	créame	créate	créalo, créala	créanos	not used	créalos, créalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative creá	dative	creame	create	creale	creanos	not used	creales
	accusative	creame	create	crealo, creala	creanos	not used	crealos, crealas
with formal second-person singular imperative cree	dative	créeme	not used	créele, créese	créenos	not used	créeles
	accusative	créeme	not used	créelo, créela, créese	créenos	not used	créelos, créelas
with first-person plural imperative creemos	dative	not used	creémoste	creémosle	creémonos	creémoos	creémosles
	accusative	not used	creémoste	creémoslo, creémosla	creémonos	creémoos	creémoslos, creémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cread	dative	creadme	not used	creadle	creadnos	creaos	creadles
	accusative	creadme	not used	creadlo, creadla	creadnos	creaos	creadlos, creadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative creen	dative	créenme	not used	créenle	créennos	not used	créenles, créense
	accusative	créenme	not used	créenlo, créenla	créennos	not used	créenlos, créenlas, créense

Related terms

• creación
• creador, creadora
• creativo
• criar
• criatura
• recrear

See also

• creer (common conjugated forms)

Further reading

• “crear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025