How to Say "grown" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “grown” is “crecido” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
La población ha crecido mucho en los últimos diez años.
The population has grown a lot in the last ten years.
Nunca había crecido una planta tan rápido.
I had never grown a plant so fast.
Forming Perfect Tenses
The form 'crecido' is used with the verb 'haber' (to have) to create perfect tenses, which talk about completed actions. For example, 'ha crecido' means 'it has grown'.
It Stays Fixed
Unlike when 'crecido' is used as an adjective, when it is used as part of a verb phrase (with 'haber'), it always stays in the masculine singular form ('crecido').
Changing the Ending with 'Haber'
Mistake: “La población ha crecida mucho.”
Correction: La población ha crecido mucho. (The ending only changes when 'crecido' is acting as a descriptive adjective, not as a verb form.)
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