Escribe verb forms

Question

I am new to Spanish and want to understand all the ways to use the word escribe. I get stuck on the plural/singular and masculine/feminine forms of verbs.

Welcome to SpanishDict, Elliott. - rac1, Jul 21, 2017

Answer 1

Elliot:

Your mention of masculine/feminine forms of verbs indicates to me that your level of Spanish understanding could use some help. There is no such thing as feminine and masculine forms of verbs.

If you want to learn Spanish, the best thing is to follow a structured course of Spanish education. You can find a very good free course by following the link "Learn Spanish" on the main menu.

I recommend the SpanishDict Video Course. Click on the picture with that caption which shows a pretty lady named Paralee. She is a very good teacher. When you complete that course you will have a basic knowledge of Spanish and will be prepared to move on from there. This course will clear up all your questions regarding singular and plural forms of verbs and about 50 other things at the beginner level.

It makes no sense to ask about "all of the ways that escribe can be used" until you have a basic knowledge of Spanish, which the video course will give you. This is like a Spanish speaker asking, without any basic knowledge of English: "What are all the ways I could use "writing" in English?" Without a basic knowledge of English, our answers would only serve to confuse rather than enlighten.

Hopefully you will embark on a structured approach to studying Spanish. It is really the only way to learn efficiently. Once you have completed the course, you will be able to answer questions like you asked...primarily by consulting the SD dictionary, but with the ability to understand what you are reading because of your prior study.

After you have completed the course, you will likely have many more questions and we will be happy to help you. Until then, the best advice I can give you is to follow a structured course, either here or elsewhere. Telling you about the many ways the verb "escribir" can be used is, right now, is not likely to help you.

Good luck with your studies. I hope you enjoy learning Spanish as much as I do.

P.S. You can look up the verb "escribir" in the dictionary here and see many ways in which it can be used with complete Spanish and English sentences. Click on the "examples tab" to see even more.

Her name is Paralee not Saralee. - NKM1974, Jul 21, 2017

Link Master; Typo, or maybe I was craving a Danish :) - DilKen, Jul 21, 2017

Hi, Ken: That was a tremendous answer. I was going to write something just like it. - Daniela2041, Jul 21, 2017

Excellent response, Ken :) - FELIZ77, Jul 21, 2017

I hope the questioner 'takes on board' all you have said! :) - FELIZ77, Jul 21, 2017

Gracias Feliz, solo se puede esperar:) - DilKen, Jul 21, 2017

Thanks Dani. Your prior advice in situations like this has not gone unheeded. (by me) :) - DilKen, Jul 21, 2017

Eliott: Just so you know, Daniela2041 is completely bilingual, a native of Spain and a professor of Spanish. Since she agrees with my advice to you, it's a pretty good indicator that you should follow it. :) - DilKen, Jul 21, 2017

Answer 2

Welcome to the forum. I typed the word 'escribe' into the translator on the home page. Follow the link

Escribe

Escribe is the third person singular of the verb escribir in the present tense. It can also be used impersonally with se. It is also the 2nd person singular imperative eg the order 'write!'

If you go back to the homepage and scroll down on the left and click conjugations and type in escribir it will give you all the forms of the verb. You can also scroll down the link I gave to you.

I like using wordreference which has a number of dictionaries and a forum

NB where the endings are irregular (not following a regular pattern) they are red.

I don't know if you have a teacher. Read the material then amend your question if there are more things you need to know or understand.

Answer 3

Escribir is a verb, so it does not have masculine and feminine forms.

Best wishes on your studies.

Answer 4

Welcome to SpanishDict, Elliot

So, escribe. It's a form of the verb 'escribir' which means 'to write'. And as verbs go, it's not a bad one to start with, seeing as it's a regular verb - which are friendlier than the irregular ones when you're first starting out learning Spanish.

I am a writer, an 'escritor' in Spanish - see the similarity? - so escribir was the first verb I learned. The second was 'leer', which means to read.

As the guys have said, although Spanish uses gender for some things, there are no masculine and feminine forms of verbs. But there are plenty of other forms - follow Mardle's link and take a look. Just don't worry too much, you can say quite a lot with just a few.

Good luck