croire — to believe (someone); to believe, to accept as true
croire is the #123 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to believe (someone); to believe, to accept as true” and is pronounced /kʁwaʁ/.
#123frequency rank
0.07%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of croire
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| croire | infinitive | to believe |
| croyant | -ing form | believing |
| cru | past participle | believed |
| crois | I · present | I believe |
| crois | you · present | you believe |
| croit | he/she · present | he/she believes |
| croyons | we · present | we believe |
| croyez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) believe |
| croient | they · present | they believe |
| croyais | I · imperfect | I used to believe |
| croyais | you · imperfect | you used to believe |
| croyait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to believe |
| croyions | we · imperfect | we used to believe |
| croyiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to believe |
| croyaient | they · imperfect | they used to believe |
| crus | I · past | I believed |
| crus | you · past | you believed |
| crut | he/she · past | he/she believed |
| crûmes | we · past | we believed |
| crûtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) believed |
| crurent | they · past | they believed |
| croirai | I · future | I will believe |
| croiras | you · future | you will believe |
| croira | he/she · future | he/she will believe |
| croirons | we · future | we will believe |
| croirez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will believe |
| croiront | they · future | they will believe |
| croirais | I · conditional | I would believe |
| croirais | you · conditional | you would believe |
| croirait | he/she · conditional | he/she would believe |
| croirions | we · conditional | we would believe |
| croiriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would believe |
| croiraient | they · conditional | they would believe |
| croie | I · subjunctive present | (that) I believe |
| croies | you · subjunctive present | (that) you believe |
| croie | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she believe |
| croyions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we believe |
| croyiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) believe |
| croient | they · subjunctive present | (that) they believe |
| crusse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I believed |
| crusses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you believed |
| crût | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she believed |
| crussions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we believed |
| crussiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) believed |
| crussent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they believed |
| crois | you · command | believe! |
| croyons | we · command | believe! (to several) |
| croyez | you (pl.) · command | believe! (to several) |