creer
to believe
To believe something is true
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credible
believable
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-er
verb suffix
Creer means to believe and sounds like the English word credible0 (believable0) turned into a verb1.
creer
to believe
To accept that something is true or that someone is telling the truth — to find it credible.
No te creo — eso no puede ser verdadI don't believe you — that can't be true
to think, to suppose (from belief, not reasoning)
To express a belief or conviction — not logical deduction like "pensar," but a personal sense of what you hold to be true.
Creo que va a llover esta tardeI think it's going to rain this afternoon
No creo que sea tan difícilI don't suppose it's that difficult
creer en
to believe in
To believe in the existence or value of something — to find it fully credible.
Ella cree en DiosShe believes in God
Hay que creer en uno mismoYou have to believe in yourself
creerse
to believe, to swallow
To believe something for yourself — often used when someone credulously accepts something questionable.
Se cree todo lo que le dicenHe believes everything they tell him
¿De verdad te crees eso?Do you really swallow that?
to think oneself (arrogant)
To believe oneself to be something — often carries a conceited tone, like someone who finds themselves overly credible.
¿Quién te crees que eres?Who do you think you are?