escribir
to write
To write something, whether physically, compositionally, or to someone
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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 hojaWrite your name at the top of the page
Cervantes escribió una de las novelas más famosas del mundoCervantes wrote one of the most famous novels in the world
Te escribo para contarte las novedadesI'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 mudóWe write to each other every week since she moved away
Lleva años escribiéndose con su amigo en JapónHe's been corresponding with his friend in Japan for years