escribir
to write
To write something, whether physically, compositionally, or to someone
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scribe
one who writes
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-ir
verb suffix
Escribir means to write and is related to the English word scribe0, a person whose job was to write.
escribir
to write
To put words or ideas down in writing, whether physically on paper or compositionally as in a book, song, or letter.
- Escribe tu nombre en la parte superior de la hoja = Write your name at the top of the page
- Cervantes escribió una de las novelas más famosas del mundo = Cervantes wrote one of the most famous novels in the world
- Te escribo para contarte las novedades = I'm writing to you to share the news
escribirse
to write to each other, to correspond
When two people write to each other, they scribe back and forth.
- Nos escribimos cada semana desde que se mudó = We write to each other every week since she moved away
- Lleva años escribiéndose con su amigo en Japón = He's been corresponding with his friend in Japan for years