Escrevêlo

Escrevê-lo is a Portuguese verbal construction formed by the verb escrever, in the infinitive, combined with a clitic pronoun that refers to a masculine singular direct object. The resulting form translates to “to write it.” In many contemporary varieties of Portuguese, the standard direct object pronoun is o, but escrevê-lo is encountered in older texts, formal writing, or regional variants that preserve archaic clitic forms such as lo.

Grammar and usage: The structure shows how Portuguese attaches a clitic pronoun to an infinitive. It is used when the object of escrever is a masculine singular noun already identified in the discourse. The clitic is typically written with a hyphen, as escrevê-lo, and the verb may carry an accent to indicate the preserved pronunciation of the syllable with the pronoun attached. Examples include Quero escrevê-lo amanhã (I want to write it tomorrow) and Não se esqueça de escrevê-lo (Do not forget to write it). Feminine equivalents exist, such as escrevê-la, but such forms are less common in everyday Brazilian speech and are more typical in more formal or literary contexts.

Related forms and notes: Escrevê-lo is part of a broader pattern of clitic pronouns attached to finite or non-finite verb forms in Portuguese. In modern standard Brazilian Portuguese, speakers often prefer the pronoun o or a rather than lo/la, especially in speech, but escrevê-lo remains a recognized variant in references to historical usage or European Portuguese.

See also: Portuguese grammar, clitic pronouns, infinitive with clitic.