creare

to create

verb kreh-AH-reh Common

Origin: From Latin creare (to make, to produce).

Also means

to make, to produce

Usage Note

Creare takes avere as its auxiliary: ha creato un'azienda ('he created a company'). It is slightly more formal or artistic than fare. Crearsi (reflexive) means 'to arise' or 'to develop': si è creato un problema ('a problem has arisen'). The noun creazione means 'creation.'

Examples

"Ha creato un sito web in pochi giorni."

Natural Translation

He created a website in a few days.

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