creixem

Creixem is a Catalan verb form whose literal translation is "we grow" or "we are growing." It is the first-person plural present indicative of the verb creixer, which means to grow or to increase in size, age, or importance. In everyday Catalan, creixem is used to describe growth in people, plants, communities, economies, or ideas. The form functions as a finite verb and can stand with or without an explicit subject, since the ending encodes the person and number.

Origin and cognates: Creixer derives from Latin crescere, connecting to Spanish crecer, French croître, and Italian crescere. In Catalan, creixem shares the same semantic field as these cognates and follows the present-tense patterns typical of -re/-er verbs, yielding forms such as creix (he/she grows) and creixen (they grow).

Usage and nuances: The verb expresses development or expansion over time and is common in contexts such as demographic growth, project milestones, or personal development. Examples: "Nosaltres creixem amb l'experiència" (We grow with experience). "La comunitat creix gràcies a la col·laboració" (The community grows thanks to collaboration).

Related forms: The present participle is creixent (growing), and the noun creixement denotes growth or development. In Catalan, creixem functions as a regular finite verb form within the broader inflection of creixer.