écrire

/e.kʁiʁ/

verb A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
écrit
past
a écrit
perfect
écrit

Meaning

  1. to write

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

schreiben

schreiben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to write."

Spanish

escribir

escribir is the Spanish 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 écrire mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ une lettre à son ami.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches écrire?

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