creer

See also: Creer and créer

Asturian

Verb

creer

1. alternative form of creyer

Further reading

• “creer”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Latin

Verb

creer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of creō

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱérddʰeh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti

Proto-Italic *kresdō

Latin crēdere

Old Galician-Portuguese creer

Inherited from Latin crēdere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾeˈeɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ

Verb

creer

1. to believe
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 181 (facsimile):

     ⁊ el creeu ſeu conſello

     And he took their advice.

Descendants

• Galician: crer
• Portuguese: crer

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "creer"

Romanian

Noun

creer m (plural creeri)

1. obsolete form of creier

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	creer	creerul	creeri	creerii
genitive-dative	creer	creerului	creeri	creerilor
vocative	creerule		creerilor

References

• creer in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Alternative forms

• creyer

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish creer, from Latin crēdere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾeˈeɾ/ [kɾeˈeɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: cre‧er

Verb

creer (first-person singular present creo, first-person singular preterite creí, past participle creído)

1. (transitive) to believe

   Creé en vos mismo.

   Believe in yourself.

2. (transitive) to think, to believe, to reckon, to be of the opinion

   Synonyms: pensar, opinar

   ¿Qué crees?

   What do you think?

   Creo que es mejor así.

   I believe it's better this way.

   ¿Tú crees?

   You think so?

3. to give credence to
4. (reflexive, copulative) to think one is something

   Ella se cree Dios.

   She thinks she's God.

Usage notes

When it precedes the conjunction que and a clause, the affirmative form can only be used before the indicative mood, and the use of the subjunctive is grammatically incorrect. The subjunctive mood can be used after interrogative or negative sentences to express doubt. The use of the indicative mood in these cases is grammatically incorrect. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of creer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			creer
gerund			creyendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		creído		creída
		plural		creídos		creídas
		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	creestú creésvos	cree	creemos	creéis	creen
	imperfect	creía	creías	creía	creíamos	creíais	creían
	preterite	creí	creíste	creyó	creímos	creísteis	creyeron
	future	creeré	creerás	creerá	creeremos	creeréis	creerán
	conditional	creería	creerías	creería	creeríamos	creeríais	creerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	crea	creastú creásvos2	crea	creamos	creáis	crean
	imperfect (ra)	creyera	creyeras	creyera	creyéramos	creyerais	creyeran
	imperfect (se)	creyese	creyeses	creyese	creyésemos	creyeseis	creyesen
	future1	creyere	creyeres	creyere	creyéremos	creyereis	creyeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		creetú creévos	crea	creamos	creed	crean
	negative		no creas	no crea	no creamos	no creáis	no crean

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

    Selected combined forms of creer

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 creer	dative	creerme	creerte	creerle, creerse	creernos	creeros	creerles, creerse
	accusative	creerme	creerte	creerlo, creerla, creerse	creernos	creeros	creerlos, creerlas, creerse
with gerund creyendo	dative	creyéndome	creyéndote	creyéndole, creyéndose	creyéndonos	creyéndoos	creyéndoles, creyéndose
	accusative	creyéndome	creyéndote	creyéndolo, creyéndola, creyéndose	creyéndonos	creyéndoos	creyéndolos, creyéndolas, creyéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative cree	dative	créeme	créete	créele	créenos	not used	créeles
	accusative	créeme	créete	créelo, créela	créenos	not used	créelos, créelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative creé	dative	creeme	creete	creele	creenos	not used	creeles
	accusative	creeme	creete	creelo, creela	creenos	not used	creelos, creelas
with formal second-person singular imperative crea	dative	créame	not used	créale, créase	créanos	not used	créales
	accusative	créame	not used	créalo, créala, créase	créanos	not used	créalos, créalas
with first-person plural imperative creamos	dative	not used	creámoste	creámosle	creámonos	creámoos	creámosles
	accusative	not used	creámoste	creámoslo, creámosla	creámonos	creámoos	creámoslos, creámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative creed	dative	creedme	not used	creedle	creednos	creeos	creedles
	accusative	creedme	not used	creedlo, creedla	creednos	creeos	creedlos, creedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative crean	dative	créanme	not used	créanle	créannos	not used	créanles, créanse
	accusative	créanme	not used	créanlo, créanla	créannos	not used	créanlos, créanlas, créanse

Related terms

• acreer
• credibilidad
• crédito
• creedor
• creencia
• creerse el hoyo del queque
• creíble
• creído
• creyente
• descreer
• lo creas o no
• no creas
• no te creas
• ya lo creo (“indeed, you bet, you better believe it, you can say that again”)

Further reading

• “creer”, 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
• “creer”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010