Polyglot Dictionary

escribir

/eskɾiˈβiɾ/

verb A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
escribo
preterite (yo)
escribí
past participle
escrito

Meaning

  1. to write

    • Escribo una carta.

      I'm writing a letter.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

redactar

redactar is more formal, like drafting a document; escribir is the general word "to write."

Similar in other languages

French

écrire

écrire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to write."

Portuguese

escrever

escrever is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to write."

Practice

1 What does escribir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ una carta.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escribir?

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