creo: all forms
creo means “create, make; elect, appoint; beget”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | creo | creem | |
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| 2nd singular | creas | crees | crea |
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| 3rd singular | creat | creet | |
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| 1st plural | creamus | creemus | |
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| 2nd plural | creatis | creetis | create |
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| 3rd plural | creant | creent | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | creor | creer | |
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| 2nd singular | crearis | creere · creeris | creare |
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| 3rd singular | creatur | creetur | |
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| 1st plural | creamur | creemur | |
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| 2nd plural | creamini | creemini | creamini |
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| 3rd plural | creantur | creentur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | creabam | crearem |
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| 2nd singular | creabas | creares |
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| 3rd singular | creabat | crearet |
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| 1st plural | creabamus | crearemus |
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| 2nd plural | creabatis | crearetis |
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| 3rd plural | creabant | crearent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | creabar | crearer |
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| 2nd singular | creabare · creabaris | crearere · creareris |
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| 3rd singular | creabatur | crearetur |
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| 1st plural | creabamur | crearemur |
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| 2nd plural | creabamini | crearemini |
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| 3rd plural | creabantur | crearentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | creabo | |
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| 2nd singular | creabis | creato |
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| 3rd singular | creabit | creato |
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| 1st plural | creabimus | |
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| 2nd plural | creabitis | creatote |
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| 3rd plural | creabunt | creanto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | creabor | |
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| 2nd singular | creabere · creaberis | creator |
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| 3rd singular | creabitur | creator |
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| 1st plural | creabimur | |
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| 2nd plural | creabimini | |
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| 3rd plural | creabuntur | creantor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | creavi | creaverim |
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| 2nd singular | creavisti | creaveris |
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| 3rd singular | creavit | creaverit |
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| 1st plural | creavimus | creaverimus |
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| 2nd plural | creavistis | creaveritis |
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| 3rd plural | creavere · creaverunt | creaverint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | creaveram | creavissem |
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| 2nd singular | creaveras | creavisses |
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| 3rd singular | creaverat | creavisset |
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| 1st plural | creaveramus | creavissemus |
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| 2nd plural | creaveratis | creavissetis |
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| 3rd plural | creaverant | creavissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | creavero |
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| 2nd singular | creaveris |
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| 3rd singular | creaverit |
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| 1st plural | creaverimus |
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| 2nd plural | creaveritis |
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| 3rd plural | creaverint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | creare | creari |
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| Perfect | creavisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | creans |
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| Genitive | | creantis |
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| Dative | | creanti |
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| Accusative | creans | creantem |
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| Ablative | | creante · creanti |
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| Vocative | | creans |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creantia | creantes |
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| Genitive | | creantum · creantium |
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| Dative | | creantibus |
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| Accusative | creantia | creantes |
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| Ablative | | creantibus |
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| Vocative | creantia | creantes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creaturus | creatura | creaturum | |
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| Genitive | creaturi | creaturae | creaturi | |
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| Dative | creaturo | creaturae | creaturo | |
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| Accusative | creaturum | creaturam | creaturum | |
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| Ablative | creaturo | creatura | creaturo | |
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| Vocative | creature | creatura | creaturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creaturi | creaturae | creatura | |
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| Genitive | creaturorum | creaturarum | creaturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | creaturis |
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| Accusative | creaturos | creaturas | creatura | |
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| Ablative | | | | creaturis |
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| Vocative | creaturi | creaturae | creatura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creatus | creata | creatum | |
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| Genitive | creati | creatae | creati | |
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| Dative | creato | creatae | creato | |
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| Accusative | creatum | creatam | creatum | |
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| Ablative | creato | creata | creato | |
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| Vocative | create | creata | creatum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creati | creatae | creata | |
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| Genitive | creatorum | creatarum | creatorum | |
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| Dative | | | | creatis |
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| Accusative | creatos | creatas | creata | |
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| Ablative | | | | creatis |
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| Vocative | creati | creatae | creata | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creandus | creanda | creandum | |
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| Genitive | creandi | creandae | creandi | |
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| Dative | creando | creandae | creando | |
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| Accusative | creandum | creandam | creandum | |
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| Ablative | creando | creanda | creando | |
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| Vocative | creande | creanda | creandum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creandi | creandae | creanda | |
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| Genitive | creandorum | creandarum | creandorum | |
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| Dative | | | | creandis |
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| Accusative | creandos | creandas | creanda | |
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| Ablative | | | | creandis |
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| Vocative | creandi | creandae | creanda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | creatum |
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| Ablative | creatu |
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Meaning and examples of creo
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.