verb
- transitive to rear or raise (e.g., a child)
- pronominal to grow up
criar
to rear or raise (e.g., a child)
Meanings
Conjugation
Gerund criando · past participle criado
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | crío | criaba | crie | criaré | criaría |
| tú | crías | criabas | criaste | criarás | criarías |
| vos | crias | criabas | criaste | criarás | criarías |
| él, ella, usted | cría | criaba | crio | criará | criaría |
| nosotros | criamos | criábamos | criamos | criaremos | criaríamos |
| vosotros | criais | criabais | criasteis | criaréis | criaríais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | crían | criaban | criaron | criarán | criarían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | críe | criara | criase | criare |
| tú | críes | criaras | criases | criares |
| vos | cries | criaras | criases | criares |
| él, ella, usted | críe | criara | criase | criare |
| nosotros | criemos | criáramos | criásemos | criáremos |
| vosotros | crieis | criarais | criaseis | criareis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | críen | criaran | criasen | criaren |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | cría | no críes |
| vos | cria | |
| usted | críe | no críe |
| nosotros | criemos | no criemos |
| vosotros | criad | no crieis |
| ustedes | críen | no críen |
In sentences
Yo crío ganado. I raise cattle. #1279994
La crio su abuela. She was raised by her grandmother. #776474
Mi abuela me crio. I was brought up by my grandmother. #1088498
Ya no soy un crío. I am no longer a child. #2059730
No soy una criada. I'm not a maid. #13177232
Ella fue criada por él. She was brought up by him. #889353
No tiene criado ninguno. He has no servants at all. #2266354
Fui criada por mi abuela. I was brought up by my grandmother. #1088497