cribar

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cribāre, a dissimilated form of Latin cribrāre, present active infinitive of cribrō.

Verb

cribar (first-person singular indicative present cribo, past participle cribáu)

1. to sieve, sift

Conjugation

Conjugation of cribar

infinitive		cribar
gerund		cribando
past participle		m cribáu, f cribada, n cribao, m pl cribaos, f pl cribaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	cribo	cribes	criba	cribamos	cribáis	criben
	imperfect	cribaba	cribabes	cribaba	cribábemos, cribábamos	cribabeis, cribabais	cribaben
	preterite	cribé	cribasti, cribesti	cribó	cribemos	cribastis, cribestis	cribaron
	pluperfect	cribare, cribara	cribares, cribaras	cribare, cribara	cribáremos, cribáramos	cribareis, cribarais	cribaren, cribaran
	future	cribaré	cribarás	cribará	cribaremos	cribaréis	cribarán
	conditional	cribaría	cribaríes	cribaría	cribaríemos, cribaríamos	cribaríeis, cribaríais	cribaríen
subjunctive	present	cribe	cribes, cribas	cribe	cribemos	cribéis	criben, criban
	imperfect	cribare, cribara	cribares, cribaras	cribare, cribara	cribáremos, cribáramos	cribareis, cribarais	cribaren, cribaran
imperative		—	criba	—	—	cribái	—

Related terms

• criba

Galician

Alternative forms

• crivar (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cribāre, a dissimilated form of Latin cribrāre, present active infinitive of cribrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɾi.ˈβaɾ]

Verb

cribar (first-person singular present cribo, first-person singular preterite cribei, past participle cribado)

1. to sieve

   Synonyms: barutar, peneirar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cribar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	cribar
Personal	cribar	cribares	cribar	cribarmos	cribardes	cribaren
Gerund
	cribando
Past participle
Masculine	cribado			cribados
Feminine	cribada			cribadas
Indicative
Present	cribo	cribas	criba	cribamos	cribades	criban
Imperfect	cribaba	cribabas	cribaba	cribabamos	cribabades	cribaban
Preterite	cribei	cribaches	cribou	cribamos	cribastes	cribaron
Pluperfect	cribara	cribaras	cribara	cribaramos	cribarades	cribaran
Future	cribarei	cribarás	cribará	cribaremos	cribaredes	cribarán
Conditional	cribaría	cribarías	cribaría	cribariamos	cribariades	cribarían
Subjunctive
Present	cribe	cribes	cribe	cribemos	cribedes	criben
Imperfect	cribase	cribases	cribase	cribásemos	cribásedes	cribasen
Future	cribar	cribares	cribar	cribarmos	cribardes	cribaren
Imperative
Affirmative		criba	cribe	cribemos	cribade	criben
Negative (non)		non cribes	non cribe	non cribemos	non cribedes	non criben

Derived terms

• criba
• cribo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cribar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cribar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cribar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish crivar, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *cribāre, a dissimilated form of Latin cribrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾiˈbaɾ/ [kɾiˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cri‧bar

Verb

cribar (first-person singular present cribo, first-person singular preterite cribé, past participle cribado)

1. (transitive) to sieve, sift
2. (transitive) to screen (e.g., for a disease)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cribar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			cribar
gerund			cribando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		cribado		cribada
		plural		cribados		cribadas
		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	cribo	cribastú cribásvos	criba	cribamos	cribáis	criban
	imperfect	cribaba	cribabas	cribaba	cribábamos	cribabais	cribaban
	preterite	cribé	cribaste	cribó	cribamos	cribasteis	cribaron
	future	cribaré	cribarás	cribará	cribaremos	cribaréis	cribarán
	conditional	cribaría	cribarías	cribaría	cribaríamos	cribaríais	cribarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	cribe	cribestú cribésvos2	cribe	cribemos	cribéis	criben
	imperfect (ra)	cribara	cribaras	cribara	cribáramos	cribarais	cribaran
	imperfect (se)	cribase	cribases	cribase	cribásemos	cribaseis	cribasen
	future1	cribare	cribares	cribare	cribáremos	cribareis	cribaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		cribatú cribávos	cribe	cribemos	cribad	criben
	negative		no cribes	no cribe	no cribemos	no cribéis	no criben

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

    Selected combined forms of cribar

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 cribar
	dative	cribarme	cribarte	cribarle, cribarse	cribarnos	cribaros	cribarles, cribarse
	accusative	cribarme	cribarte	cribarlo, cribarla, cribarse	cribarnos	cribaros	cribarlos, cribarlas, cribarse
with gerund cribando
	dative	cribándome	cribándote	cribándole, cribándose	cribándonos	cribándoos	cribándoles, cribándose
	accusative	cribándome	cribándote	cribándolo, cribándola, cribándose	cribándonos	cribándoos	cribándolos, cribándolas, cribándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative criba
	dative	críbame	críbate	críbale	críbanos	not used	críbales
	accusative	críbame	críbate	críbalo, críbala	críbanos	not used	críbalos, críbalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative cribá
	dative	cribame	cribate	cribale	cribanos	not used	cribales
	accusative	cribame	cribate	cribalo, cribala	cribanos	not used	cribalos, cribalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cribe
	dative	críbeme	not used	críbele, críbese	críbenos	not used	críbeles
	accusative	críbeme	not used	críbelo, críbela, críbese	críbenos	not used	críbelos, críbelas
with first-person plural imperative cribemos
	dative	not used	cribémoste	cribémosle	cribémonos	cribémoos	cribémosles
	accusative	not used	cribémoste	cribémoslo, cribémosla	cribémonos	cribémoos	cribémoslos, cribémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cribad
	dative	cribadme	not used	cribadle	cribadnos	cribaos	cribadles
	accusative	cribadme	not used	cribadlo, cribadla	cribadnos	cribaos	cribadlos, cribadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative criben
	dative	críbenme	not used	críbenle	críbennos	not used	críbenles, críbense
	accusative	críbenme	not used	críbenlo, críbenla	críbennos	not used	críbenlos, críbenlas, críbense

Related terms

• criba
• cribo

 

Further reading

• “cribar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28