escapa

Escapa is a form of the Spanish verb escapar, used to express the act of escaping. It functions as the third-person singular present indicative form (él/ella escapa) and as the informal second-person singular imperative (escapa). In sentences, it can describe someone fleeing or leaving a place, for example: “El preso escapa de la celda” or “¡Escapa de inmediato!”

Conjugation context and usage

Escapar is a regular verb, with the full present tense conjugation including: yo escapo, tú escapas, él escapa, nosotros escapamos, vosotros escapáis, ellos escapan. The form escapa appears in narrative and dialogue to denote the action by a he/she subject or as a direct command to a familiar interlocutor. In written Spanish, the imperative sense is common in instructions or urgent exhortations.

Relation to nouns and other senses

Escapa does not function as an independent noun in standard Spanish; it is primarily a grammatical form of the verb. The concept of an escape as a noun is typically expressed with other words or phrases, such as escapada or fuga, depending on context.

Cross-linguistic note

In other Romance languages with similar verbs, such as Portuguese, forms akin to escapa exist and carry related meanings related to escaping or fleeing, reflecting shared etymological roots in the sense of eluding capture or danger.

Overview

As a verb form, escapa appears in everyday Spanish to describe escaping or to command someone to escape, making it a common component of sentences rather than a standalone lexical item.