credere
To believe in Latin is credere.
The verb means to accept something as true.
Meaning: to accept as true (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form credere is the present active infinitive. When you want to say "I believe", you use the first-person singular present indicative form credo. If the subject is "he, she or it", you use the third-person singular conjugation credit.
Did you know?
- The Latin word credo is the root of the English word 'credit'. Originally, this meant that a lender had 'belief' or trust in the borrower's ability to pay back a loan.
- If you were to say credo to a Roman, you were not just stating a fact, but often expressing an act of trust or loyalty towards a person.
- The phrase credo was often used as a shorthand for an entire system of beliefs or a personal manifesto. A person's 'credo' is the set of principles they believe in.
Examples in context
- Non potui credere quod videbam.I couldn't believe what I was seeing.The sentence is useful for expressing disbelief regarding something one was seeing with the form credere.Tatoeba #6105085 by CarpeLanam, translation #182520 by sugisaki
- Recusant quod sibi accidit credere.They refuse to believe what is happening to them.The sentence is useful for describing a refusal to believe an event with the form credere.Tatoeba #11813912 by soridsolid, translation #11813903 by calypsow
- Te solum esse adhoc non credere possumI can't believe you're still single.The sentence is useful for expressing disbelief about someone's relationship status with the form credere.Tatoeba #4524092 by caiusmaximus, translation #4524091 by Hybrid
- Credo in te.I believe in you.
- Puto te esse sincerum.I believe you are sincere.
- Puto eos amicos fideles esse.I believe they are loyal friends.
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Example conversation
Marcus and Claudia are discussing a strange story.
- MarcusHanc fabulam non possum credere.I cannot believe this story.
- ClaudiaCur non vis credere?Why do you not want to believe?
- MarcusNihil in ea verum videtur.Nothing in it seems true.
- ClaudiaEgo tamen credere volo.However, I want to believe.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
