Dictionary Look-up Word
creid
Nominal Forms
Verbal Adjective
creidte
Verbal Noun
creidiúint
Present
Affirmative
Only the verb
bí 'to be' is conjugated in this tense.
Negative
Only the verb
bí 'to be' is conjugated in this tense.
Present
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | creidim |
| Sg.2 | creideann tú |
| Sg.3m | creideann sé |
| Sg.3f | creideann sí |
| Pl.1 | creidimid; creideann muid |
| Pl.2 | creideann sibh |
| Pl.3 | creideann siad |
| Passive | creidtear |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní chreidim |
| Sg.2 | ní chreideann tú |
| Sg.3m | ní chreideann sé |
| Sg.3f | ní chreideann sí |
| Pl.1 | ní chreidimid; ní chreideann muid |
| Pl.2 | ní chreideann sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní chreideann siad |
| Passive | ní chreidtear |
Past
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | chreid mé |
| Sg.2 | chreid tú |
| Sg.3m | chreid sé |
| Sg.3f | chreid sí |
| Pl.1 | chreideamar; chreid muid |
| Pl.2 | chreid sibh |
| Pl.3 | chreid siad; chreideadar |
| Passive | creideadh |
Negative
| Sg.1 | níor chreid mé |
| Sg.2 | níor chreid tú |
| Sg.3m | níor chreid sé |
| Sg.3f | níor chreid sí |
| Pl.1 | níor chreideamar; níor chreid muid |
| Pl.2 | níor chreid sibh |
| Pl.3 | níor chreid siad; níor chreideadar |
| Passive | níor creideadh |
Past Continuous
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | chreidinn |
| Sg.2 | chreidteá |
| Sg.3m | chreideadh sé |
| Sg.3f | chreideadh sí |
| Pl.1 | chreidimis; chreideadh muid |
| Pl.2 | chreideadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | chreididís; chreideadh siad |
| Passive | chreidtí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní chreidinn |
| Sg.2 | ní chreidteá |
| Sg.3m | ní chreideadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní chreideadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní chreidimis; ní chreideadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní chreideadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní chreididís; ní chreideadh siad |
| Passive | ní chreidtí |
Future
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | creidfidh mé |
| Sg.2 | creidfidh tú |
| Sg.3m | creidfidh sé |
| Sg.3f | creidfidh sí |
| Pl.1 | creidfimid; creidfidh muid |
| Pl.2 | creidfidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | creidfidh siad |
| Passive | creidfear |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní chreidfidh mé |
| Sg.2 | ní chreidfidh tú |
| Sg.3m | ní chreidfidh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní chreidfidh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní chreidfimid; ní chreidfidh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní chreidfidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní chreidfidh siad |
| Passive | ní chreidfear |
Conditional
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | chreidfinn |
| Sg.2 | chreidfeá |
| Sg.3m | chreidfeadh sé |
| Sg.3f | chreidfeadh sí |
| Pl.1 | chreidfimis; chreidfeadh muid |
| Pl.2 | chreidfeadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | chreidfidís; chreidfeadh siad |
| Passive | chreidfí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní chreidfinn |
| Sg.2 | ní chreidfeá |
| Sg.3m | ní chreidfeadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní chreidfeadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní chreidfimis; ní chreidfeadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní chreidfeadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní chreidfidís; ní chreidfeadh siad |
| Passive | ní chreidfí |
Imperative
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | creidim |
| Sg.2 | creid |
| Sg.3m | creideadh sé |
| Sg.3f | creideadh sí |
| Pl.1 | creidimis; creideadh muid |
| Pl.2 | creidigí |
| Pl.3 | creididís; creideadh siad |
| Passive | creidtear |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ná creidim |
| Sg.2 | ná creid |
| Sg.3m | ná creideadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ná creideadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ná creidimis; ná creideadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ná creidigí |
| Pl.3 | ná creididís; ná creideadh siad |
| Passive | ná creidtear |
Subjunctive
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | go gcreide mé |
| Sg.2 | go gcreide tú |
| Sg.3m | go gcreide sé |
| Sg.3f | go gcreide sí |
| Pl.1 | go gcreidimid; go gcreide muid |
| Pl.2 | go gcreide sibh |
| Pl.3 | go gcreide siad |
| Passive | go gcreidtear |
Negative
| Sg.1 | nár chreide mé |
| Sg.2 | nár chreide tú |
| Sg.3m | nár chreide sé |
| Sg.3f | nár chreide sí |
| Pl.1 | nár chreidimid; nár chreide muid |
| Pl.2 | nár chreide sibh |
| Pl.3 | nár chreide siad |
| Passive | nár chreidtear |
Sample Sentences
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creidim i nDia (I believe in God)
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D’innis an gasúr dó fá’n gharrdha plúr do chonnaic sé, “agus,” ar seision, “ar eagla nach gcreidfidhe mé, bhain mé ceann de na plúir, ⁊ thug liom é ⁊ sin chugat é.” (The youth told him about the garden of flowers, which he saw, "and," says he, "lest I might not be believed, I plucked one and brought it with me, and here it is.") [1894 March 26, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:]
Etymology
From Old Irish creitid, from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti. See: Old Irish '
creitid'.
Translations
believe, to accept as true
believe, to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)
believe, to consider likely
believe, to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth
buy, to accept as true