créent

Créent is the third-person plural present indicative form of the French verb créer. It translates as "they create" or "they are creating" and is used with a plural subject, typically ils or elles. The verb créer means to bring something into existence by making, inventing, or founding, and it appears in contexts such as business development, art, technology, and culture.

In present tense conjugation, créer follows the standard -er verb pattern: je crée, tu crées, il/elle crée, nous créons, vous créez, ils/elles créent. The form créent specifically corresponds to the third-person plural. The past participle is créé, used in compound tenses like passé composé (par exemple, ils ont créé). The present participle is créant. The pronunciation of créent is typically approximated as /kʁe/ in standard French, with the final -ent generally silent.

Usage notes: créent can appear in a wide range of constructions, including literal creation (Ils créent un nouvel outil), production and innovation (Ils créent des solutions durables), and metaphorical or extended senses (Ils créent l’avenir de l’entreprise). The term is common in both formal writing and everyday speech.

Etymology and related forms: créer comes from Latin creare, meaning to produce or bring forth. Related nouns include création (creation) and créateur (creator), and related adjectives such as créatif (creative). The form créent is one piece of the standard French present-tense paradigm used for plural subjects.