crujir

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cruxir. Of uncertain origen. Compare Catalan cruixir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾuˈxiɾ/ [kɾuˈxiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: cru‧jir

Verb

crujir (first-person singular present crujo, first-person singular preterite crují, past participle crujido)

1. to creak, to crack (high-pitched, sharp sound)
2. to rustle, to crackle, to snap
3. (Spain, informal) to kill, to beat

Conjugation

    Conjugation of crujir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			crujir
gerund			crujiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		crujido		crujida
		plural		crujidos		crujidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	crujo	crujestú crujísvos	cruje	crujimos	crujís	crujen
	imperfect	crujía	crujías	crujía	crujíamos	crujíais	crujían
	preterite	crují	crujiste	crujió	crujimos	crujisteis	crujieron
	future	crujiré	crujirás	crujirá	crujiremos	crujiréis	crujirán
	conditional	crujiría	crujirías	crujiría	crujiríamos	crujiríais	crujirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	cruja	crujastú crujásvos2	cruja	crujamos	crujáis	crujan
	imperfect (ra)	crujiera	crujieras	crujiera	crujiéramos	crujierais	crujieran
	imperfect (se)	crujiese	crujieses	crujiese	crujiésemos	crujieseis	crujiesen
	future1	crujiere	crujieres	crujiere	crujiéremos	crujiereis	crujieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		crujetú crujívos	cruja	crujamos	crujid	crujan
	negative		no crujas	no cruja	no crujamos	no crujáis	no crujan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of crujir

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive crujir	dative	crujirme	crujirte	crujirle, crujirse	crujirnos	crujiros	crujirles, crujirse
	accusative	crujirme	crujirte	crujirlo, crujirla, crujirse	crujirnos	crujiros	crujirlos, crujirlas, crujirse
with gerund crujiendo	dative	crujiéndome	crujiéndote	crujiéndole, crujiéndose	crujiéndonos	crujiéndoos	crujiéndoles, crujiéndose
	accusative	crujiéndome	crujiéndote	crujiéndolo, crujiéndola, crujiéndose	crujiéndonos	crujiéndoos	crujiéndolos, crujiéndolas, crujiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cruje	dative	crújeme	crújete	crújele	crújenos	not used	crújeles
	accusative	crújeme	crújete	crújelo, crújela	crújenos	not used	crújelos, crújelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative crují	dative	crujime	crujite	crujile	crujinos	not used	crujiles
	accusative	crujime	crujite	crujilo, crujila	crujinos	not used	crujilos, crujilas
with formal second-person singular imperative cruja	dative	crújame	not used	crújale, crújase	crújanos	not used	crújales
	accusative	crújame	not used	crújalo, crújala, crújase	crújanos	not used	crújalos, crújalas
with first-person plural imperative crujamos	dative	not used	crujámoste	crujámosle	crujámonos	crujámoos	crujámosles
	accusative	not used	crujámoste	crujámoslo, crujámosla	crujámonos	crujámoos	crujámoslos, crujámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative crujid	dative	crujidme	not used	crujidle	crujidnos	crujíos	crujidles
	accusative	crujidme	not used	crujidlo, crujidla	crujidnos	crujíos	crujidlos, crujidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative crujan	dative	crújanme	not used	crújanle	crújannos	not used	crújanles, crújanse
	accusative	crújanme	not used	crújanlo, crújanla	crújannos	not used	crújanlos, crújanlas, crújanse

Derived terms

• crujido
• crujiente

Further reading

• “crujir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10