Escrius

Escrius is a Catalan verb form that indicates the second-person singular present tense of the verb escriure, meaning to write. It is used to address someone informally, with the subject pronoun tu often implied rather than stated.

Conjugation context

In present indicative conjugation of escriure, the forms are: jo escric, tu escrius, ell/ella escriu, nosaltres escrivim, vosaltres escriviu, ells/elles escriuen. Escrius specifically corresponds to the second-person singular you write. In practice, subject pronouns are commonly omitted, as in Tu escrius una carta cada dia or escrius una carta cada dia.

Usage and examples

Escrius appears in everyday speech and writing to describe ongoing or general acts of writing. Examples: Tu escrius molt bé. Què escrius a la carta? The form is distinct from other persons’ forms and helps signal the subject in informal contexts.

Origins

Escriu is derived from escriure, which comes from Latin scribere, transformed through the history of the Catalan language into the modern infinitive escriure and its present-tense conjugations, including escrius for the second-person singular.

Notes

The form is a regular present-tense conjugation within the Catalan verb system. It contrasts with other persons (escric, escriu, escrivim, escriviu, escriuen) and with the equivalent formal you form, which uses escriu (for vos/ vostè in appropriate contexts).

See also

Catalan verbs; Catalan conjugation patterns; escriure.