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Pensar vs. Creer
Cuando se usa los verbos pensar o creer?
I'm just confused as to when you use each, because I know that they both mean "to think", correct? |
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"Creer" significa "to believe" - "I don't believe this" = "No creo este" Pensar, por otra parte, significa "to think" - "Necesito pinsar" = "I need to think" Creer signifies believing in a certain thing, event, etc. Pensar signifies the actual action of thinking (i.e. pondering) about something
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I think I understand that! Sometimes it just helps if someone writes it out for me...thanks so much!
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The word Creer means Believe, you must use it when you need to express the believing in something. For instance. Creo en dios. I believe in god. And about the another word is you need to think something. I mean. Pienso en mi casa. I think about my home. I hope you can understand this words.
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Sometimes you can use both "pensar" and "creer":
Creo que tienes razón = pienso que tienes razón Creo que por este agujero pueden entrar ratones = pienso que por este agujero pueden entrar ratones Creo que hoy iré a nadar = estoy pensando en ir a nadar hoy (look the differences in the tense of the verbs): Estoy pensando ahora, estaré pensando un tiempo, ... "Creo" siempre, he decidido creer algo o en algo (estoy creyendo ). Estoy pensando si creerte o no (Cuando "crees" la decisión está tomada, pero puedes "estar pensando" durante un tiempo, sin tomar decisiones) Ceer como "believe": Creo en Dios, las leyes, los hombres, la naturaleza, ... |
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agree with irmamar
More info here http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=3856 Usually you can use both verbs for the same sentence. But "pensar" has his originis in "the brain working" and creer is more "believing" For example: "Estoy pensando en Dios" I'm actually thinking about God "creo en Dios" I believe in God You say "Estoy pensando en una manera de escapar" (I'm thinking in a way to flee/escape) and " Creo que tiene que haber una manera de escaparr" (I believe there must be a way to flee/escape" saludos
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It is the same in English...
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No. "To believe" siempre significa "creer", pero "to think" puede ser "pensar" o "creer" según el contexto. Por ejemplo, "Do you think that ...?" es una pregunta sobre las creencias.
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re-read all the posts and tell me... :-) |
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Which post you were referring to when you said "It's the same"? I assumed it was the one before yours, which makes a distinction between mental activity and belief.
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