Crecer / Criar... Difference
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What's the difference in meaning between these two verbs & which should I use to mean 'I grew up' ? Is it me crié and/or crecí ?
Gracias por ayudarme 
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updated May 29, 2015
posted by Faldaesque
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Crecer is "to grow" while Criar is "to raise".
Yo crecía en un rancho donde criábamos pollos.
updated May 30, 2015
edited by gringojrf
posted by gringojrf
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Example, moderately truthful, my grandmother actually spent most of her days in bed, reading novels:
Nací y crecí en Estocolmo. Fui criada por mi abuela porque mi madre trabajaba tanto que no tenía tiempo para criar a sus hijas.
updated May 30, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
"Fui"? - Winkfish, May 29, 2015
Thanks, but hmmm, I'm still not getting it... :-( - Faldaesque, May 29, 2015
Pimsleur is giving it as me crié (from criar) whereas crecer is the verb I'd come across before... & I often say fue when I mean fui... :-) - Faldaesque, May 29, 2015
Thanks Wink, this is what comes of writing too fast.. - annierats, May 29, 2015
Crecer: to grow up , or to grow, depending on cotext. Criar: to rear. - annierats, May 29, 2015
I too make the fue/fui error regularly. It just seems like the yo should end in e like tuve, pude, puse, vine, dije, etc. :( - bosquederoble, May 29, 2015
Bosque I agree on fui/fue. I do it too. - gringojrf, May 29, 2015
