Criou

Criou is the third-person singular form of the Portuguese verb criar in the pretérito perfeito, or simple past tense. It is used to indicate that someone created something or brought it into existence, or that someone raised, bred, or nurtured someone or something in the past. As a component of the -ar verb class, criar has a range of related forms, including criou (already), criando (gerund), and criado (past participle).

Etymology traces criar to the Latin verb creare, meaning to make or bring forth, a lineage carried into Portuguese through Old Portuguese. The term criou persists in modern usage across dialects of Brazilian and European Portuguese, with similar meanings in both regions.

In practice, criou appears in contexts such as technology or ideas (Ele criou uma nova solução para o problema, He created a new solution to the problem) and in personal or agricultural contexts (Ela criou três filhos sozinha, She raised three children on her own; O fazendeiro criou gado na fazenda, The farmer bred cattle on the farm). It can also convey the sense of bringing about or producing something tangible, such as a plan, story, or plan of action (Ele criou um plano estruturado, He created a structured plan).

See also: criar, criação, criado, criação de animais, formação de ideias.