creciendo
/kɾeθjendo/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for growing is creciendo.
The word creciendo is used for both biological growth (plants, people) and abstract growth (economy, sales, popularity).
Which one should you use?
While creciendo is a common way to express the action of growing, you may use other forms depending on the context: Creciente is a common formal word for growing, En aumento is a phrase used to describe a continuous increase or upward trend and En crecimiento is an expression used to describe the state of something experiencing growth or expansion.
How does it change in a sentence?
creciendo is the gerund form of the verb crecer, which means to grow.
How do you pronounce it?
/kɾeθjendo/
Did you know?
- Spanish uses the verb crecer to describe the movement of a river when it overflows its banks due to rain, a usage that doesn't exist for 'growing' in English.
- While creciendo describes growth, Spanish uses the verb crecer to describe the moon when it is 'waxing' or growing toward a full moon, which is called la luna creciente.
- The root of crecer is related to the English word 'increase', as both stem from the Latin 'crescere', meaning to rise or fashion.
Examples in context
- Sus ventas están creciendo.Their sales are growing.This sentence shows how to use creciendo regarding sales.Tatoeba #1386380 by marcelostockle, translation #681113 by Source_VOA
- La nación estaba creciendo.The nation was growing.This sentence shows how to use creciendo regarding a nation.Tatoeba #1388296 by marcelostockle, translation #806837 by Source_VOA
- Me están creciendo los pechos.I am growing breasts.This sentence shows how to use creciendo regarding biological growth.Tatoeba #2998598 by hayastan, translation #2998750 by annabelle
- La demanda de productos orgánicos está en aumento.The demand for organic products is growing.
- El mercado de la tecnología está en crecimiento constante.The technology market is in constant growth.
- Mi planta está creciendo muy rápido.My plant is growing very fast.
- Después de mudarse al extranjero, está echando raíces en su nueva ciudad.After moving abroad, he/she is growing roots in his/her new city.
- El número de seguidores en redes sociales está aumentando rápidamente.The number of social media followers is growing rapidly.
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Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are looking at their garden.
- MateoMira, las plantas están creciendo mucho.Look, the plants are growing a lot.
- ElenaSí, están creciendo muy rápido.Yes, they are growing very fast.
- MateoCreo que el jardín está creciendo de forma increíble.I think the garden is growing in an incredible way.
- ElenaEs verdad, todo está creciendo de maravilla.It's true, everything is growing wonderfully.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
