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creerte

kre-ER-tekɾeˈeɾte

to believe you

Also: to trust you
VerbA2irregular er
A person nodding with a warm smile while listening to a friend speak.
gerundcreyéndote
past Participlecreído
infinitivecreer

📝 In Action

Me cuesta mucho creerte después de esa mentira.

A2

It's hard for me to believe you after that lie.

Quiero creerte, pero necesito pruebas.

A2

I want to believe you, but I need proof.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • poder creerte – to be able to believe you
  • difícil de creerte – hard to believe you

to think you are

Also: to believe yourself to be
VerbB1reflexive erinformal
A small cat looking into a puddle and seeing a lion's reflection.

📝 In Action

No puedes creerte el mejor siempre.

B1

You can't always think you're the best.

Suele creerte muy listo, ¿verdad?

B1

You tend to think you're very smart, don't you?

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • considerarse (to consider oneself)

Common Collocations

  • creerte superior – to think you're superior
  • creerte el ombligo del mundo – to think you're the center of the universe

Idioms & Expressions

  • creerte la última coca-cola del desierto – to think you are much more important than you actually are

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedeste creyeran
yote creyera
túte creyeras
vosotroste creyerais
nosotroste creyéramos
él/ella/ustedte creyera

present

ellos/ellas/ustedeste crean
yote crea
túte creas
vosotroste creáis
nosotroste creamos
él/ella/ustedte crea

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedeste creyeron
yote creí
túte creíste
vosotroste creísteis
nosotroste creímos
él/ella/ustedte creyó

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedeste creían
yote creía
túte creías
vosotroste creíais
nosotroste creíamos
él/ella/ustedte creía

present

ellos/ellas/ustedeste creen
yote creo
túte crees
vosotroste creéis
nosotroste creemos
él/ella/ustedte cree
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Quick Quiz: creerte

Question 1 of 2

How do you say 'I want to believe you' in Spanish?

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📚 Etymology▼

From the verb 'creer' (Latin 'credere', meaning to trust/entrust) combined with the pronoun 'te' (Latin 'te', you).

First recorded: The combination has existed as long as Spanish grammar allowed pronoun attachment (Middle Ages).

Cognates (Related words)

Italian: credertiFrench: te croire

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'creerte' one word or two?

It is technically a verb (creer) and a pronoun (te) written as one word. This happens when the verb is in its basic 'to' form.

Can I say 'te creer' instead of 'creerte'?

No. In Spanish, if the verb is in its 'to' form, the pronoun must go at the end (creerte) or before a helper verb (te quiero creer).