vs 

QUICK ANSWER
"I don" is a form of "don", a transitive verb which is often translated as "ponerse". "Write stories" is a phrase which is often translated as "escribir historias". Learn more about the difference between "write stories" and "I don" below.
write stories()
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. escribir historias
I've always had a wild imagination and enjoyed writing stories at school.Siempre tuve una imaginación desenfrenada y disfrutaba escribiendo historias en el colegio.
b. escribir cuentos
What do you do for a living? - I write stories.¿Qué haces para ganarte la vida? - Escribo cuentos.
c. escribir relatos
Jack writes stories about princesses and castles.Jack escribe relatos sobre princesas y castillos.
a. escribir historias
My grandpa writes stories about his experiences from the war.Mi abuelo escribe historias sobre sus experiencias en la guerra.
Copyright © 2026 Dictionary Media Group, Inc.
don()
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(to put on)
a. ponerse
He donned the champions jersey and posed for the photographers.Se puso la camiseta de campeón y posó para los fotógrafos.
b. enfundarse
Grace donned an amazing gown for the ball.Grace se enfundó en un impresionante vestido para el baile.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
2. (professional)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el profesor universitario
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la profesora universitaria
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
He has enjoyed the life of a Cambridge don for years.Ha disfrutado de la vida de un profesor universitario de Cambridge durante años.
a. el capo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
When the don offers a suggestion, it isn't a suggestion, it's an order.Cuando el don ofrece una sugerencia, no es una sugerencia, es una orden.
Copyright © 2026 Dictionary Media Group, Inc.