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criar

/ˈkɾjaɾ/ · criar, cri‧ar

verb

  1. to raise; to bring up

    • Mis abuelos me criaron en el campo.
      My grandparents raised me in the countryside.
PresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yocríocriecriabacriaré
túcríascriastecriabascriarás
él, ella, ustedcríacriocriabacriará
nosotroscriamoscriamoscriábamoscriaremos
ellos, ellas, ustedescríancriaroncriabancriarán

gerund criando · past participle criado

Spain also uses vosotros for "you all"; in the Americas it is ustedes.

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