criando

Criando is the gerund form of the Portuguese verb criar, which has several related meanings centered on bringing something into existence, making, or bringing up. The core senses include creating or producing something (criar uma solução), and raising or rearing living beings (criar filhos, criar gado). As a gerund, criar expresses ongoing action in many contexts, and cri a can also appear in periphrastic constructions with estar, meaning “is creating” or “is raising.”

Etymology and grammar: criar derives from the Latin creare, meaning to produce or generate. In modern Portuguese, criar and its gerund cri and o, criando, are used across lusophone communities with broad applicability. Criando is commonly used to describe active processes, projects, or developmental activities, as in criar uma empresa or criando um novo conceito. It can also convey the act of nurturing or teaching over time, for example, criando crianças or criando animais.

Usage notes: In Brazilian Portuguese, the gerund criou is widely used to form progressive aspect with estar: “ele está criando um software.” In European Portuguese, progressive nuance is often expressed with a different construction (estar a + infinitive): “ele está a criar um software.” Despite regional variation, creating and raising remain central meanings of cri and o, cri and o, cri and o, cri and o.

Examples: She is creating a new app. He is raising three dogs. The farmer is raising chickens. The child is creating drawings.

See also: criar, criação, criador, criação de animais, criação de software.