What does crear mean in English?

Crear means "to create" in English.

How do you conjugate crear in Spanish?

Crear is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with crear?

Common idiomatic expressions using crear include: "crear problemas" (to create problems / to cause trouble), "crear conciencia" (to raise awareness), "crear expectativas" (to create expectations). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What verbs are related to crear?

Verbs related to crear include: recrear. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use crear in a sentence?

Example: "El artista creó una obra maestra." which means "The artist created a masterpiece." in English.

What are synonyms for crear?

Spanish synonyms for crear include: producir, generar, formar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Crear

to create

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

crear

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

creando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

creado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creo I create	I create
tú	creas you create	you create
él/ella/usted	crea he/she/you creates	he/she/you creates
nosotros	creamos we create	we create
vosotros	creáis you all create	you all create
ellos/ustedes	crean they/you all create	they/you all create

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creaba I used to create	I used to create
tú	creabas you used to create	you used to create
él/ella/usted	creaba he/she/you used to create	he/she/you used to create
nosotros	creábamos we used to create	we used to create
vosotros	creabais you all used to create	you all used to create
ellos/ustedes	creaban they/you all used to create	they/you all used to create

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creé I created	I created
tú	creaste you created	you created
él/ella/usted	creó he/she/you created	he/she/you created
nosotros	creamos we created	we created
vosotros	creasteis you all created	you all created
ellos/ustedes	crearon they/you all created	they/you all created

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	crearé I will create	I will create
tú	crearás you will create	you will create
él/ella/usted	creará he/she/you will create	he/she/you will create
nosotros	crearemos we will create	we will create
vosotros	crearéis you all will create	you all will create
ellos/ustedes	crearán they/you all will create	they/you all will create

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	crearía I would create	I would create
tú	crearías you would create	you would create
él/ella/usted	crearía he/she/you would create	he/she/you would create
nosotros	crearíamos we would create	we would create
vosotros	crearíais you all would create	you all would create
ellos/ustedes	crearían they/you all would create	they/you all would create

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cree that I create	that I create
tú	crees that you create	that you create
él/ella/usted	cree that he/she/you create	that he/she/you create
nosotros	creemos that we create	that we create
vosotros	creéis that you all create	that you all create
ellos/ustedes	creen that they/you all create	that they/you all create

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	creara or crease that I created	that I created
tú	crearas or creases that you created	that you created
él/ella/usted	creara or crease that he/she/you created	that he/she/you created
nosotros	creáramos or creásemos that we created	that we created
vosotros	crearais or creaseis that you all created	that you all created
ellos/ustedes	crearan or creasen that they/you all created	that they/you all created

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he creado I have created	I have created
tú	has creado you have created	you have created
él/ella/usted	ha creado he/she/you have created	he/she/you have created
nosotros	hemos creado we have created	we have created
vosotros	habéis creado you all have created	you all have created
ellos/ustedes	han creado they/you all have created	they/you all have created

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había creado I had created	I had created
tú	habías creado you had created	you had created
él/ella/usted	había creado he/she/you had created	he/she/you had created
nosotros	habíamos creado we had created	we had created
vosotros	habíais creado you all had created	you all had created
ellos/ustedes	habían creado they/you all had created	they/you all had created

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube creado I had created	I had created
tú	hubiste creado you had created	you had created
él/ella/usted	hubo creado he/she/you had created	he/she/you had created
nosotros	hubimos creado we had created	we had created
vosotros	hubisteis creado you all had created	you all had created
ellos/ustedes	hubieron creado they/you all had created	they/you all had created

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré creado I will have created	I will have created
tú	habrás creado you will have created	you will have created
él/ella/usted	habrá creado he/she/you will have created	he/she/you will have created
nosotros	habremos creado we will have created	we will have created
vosotros	habréis creado you all will have created	you all will have created
ellos/ustedes	habrán creado they/you all will have created	they/you all will have created

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría creado I would have created	I would have created
tú	habrías creado you would have created	you would have created
él/ella/usted	habría creado he/she/you would have created	he/she/you would have created
nosotros	habríamos creado we would have created	we would have created
vosotros	habríais creado you all would have created	you all would have created
ellos/ustedes	habrían creado they/you all would have created	they/you all would have created

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya creado that I have created	that I have created
tú	hayas creado that you have created	that you have created
él/ella/usted	haya creado that he/she/you have created	that he/she/you have created
nosotros	hayamos creado that we have created	that we have created
vosotros	hayáis creado that you all have created	that you all have created
ellos/ustedes	hayan creado that they/you all have created	that they/you all have created

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera creado that I had created	that I had created
tú	hubieras creado that you had created	that you had created
él/ella/usted	hubiera creado that he/she/you had created	that he/she/you had created
nosotros	hubiéramos creado that we had created	that we had created
vosotros	hubierais creado that you all had created	that you all had created
ellos/ustedes	hubieran creado that they/you all had created	that they/you all had created

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	crea	create! (you)
usted	cree	create! (you formal)
nosotros	creemos	let's create!
vosotros	cread	create! (you all)
ustedes	creen	create! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no crees	don't create! (you)
usted	no cree	don't create! (you formal)
nosotros	no creemos	let's not create!
vosotros	no creéis	don't create! (you all)
ustedes	no creen	don't create! (you all)

More About "crear"

Idiomatic Expressions

crear problemas

to create problems / to cause trouble

💡 Making difficulties for oneself or others

crear conciencia

to raise awareness

💡 Making people aware of an issue

crear expectativas

to create expectations

💡 Setting up hopes or anticipations

Examples in Context

El artista creó una obra maestra.

The artist created a masterpiece.

Preterite

Estamos creando un nuevo proyecto.

We are creating a new project.

Present Progressive

La empresa ha creado muchos empleos.

The company has created many jobs.

Present Perfect

Crearemos una solución innovadora.

We will create an innovative solution.

Future

Related Verbs

recrear(to recreate)

compound - to recreate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

producir(to produce)

For creating tangible things

generar(to generate)

For creating results or effects

formar(to form)

For creating by shaping

Antonyms:

destruir(to destroy)

eliminar(to eliminate)

Usage Notes

•Crear is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to create, to make (from nothing)
•Often used for artistic, intellectual, or original works
•Distinguished from "hacer" which is more general making/doing
•Common in business and technology contexts
•Past participle "creado" used in perfect tenses

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