escreva

Escreva is a form of the Portuguese verb escrever, meaning to write. It is most commonly encountered as an imperative, used to address a single person in a formal register, and translates to “Write!” or “Please write.” In this imperative function, Escreva corresponds to the formal second-person singular (você, o senhor, a senhora) in both Brazilian and European Portuguese, as in instructions or polite requests. The same spelling also serves as the third-person singular present subjunctive form of escrever in clauses introduced by “que” (for example, que ele escreva, que você escreva), indicating a desired or hypothetical action.

Etymology and related forms: Escrever derives from Latin scribere, and has cognates in other Romance languages, including escribir in Spanish, écrire in French, and scrivere in Italian. The form Escreva follows regular Portuguese conjugation patterns for -er verbs in the imperative and present subjunctive. In practice, Escreva appears in writing prompts, exams, forms, and everyday communication as a direct command or as part of a subjunctive clause.