escribid

Escribid is the imperative form of the Spanish verb escribir used to address a group. It represents the second-person plural command (vosotros) and means “write.” The form is built from the stem escrib- plus the vosotros ending -id, and is characteristic of verbs in the -ir/-er group that take -id in the imperative.

In Spain, where the pronoun vosotros is standard, escribid is commonly used in classrooms, manuals, and direct instructions to multiple people. In most Latin American varieties, ustedes is used instead of vosotros, and the corresponding imperative is escriban (the third-person plural form). Thus, escribid is mainly a feature of Spain’s everyday and formal written and spoken language, though it can appear in literary or traditional registers.

Usage notes: escribid governs direct objects similarly to other imperatives; pronouns can attach to the verb or appear before it (Escribidla ahora; Escribid las cartas y enviadlas). It is appropriate for giving a clear, plural instruction to a group, such as peers, students, or colleagues, and often conveys a slightly formal or traditional tone.

Etymology: escribid derives from the verb escribir, itself from Latin scribere, “to write.” The imperative form follows standard vosotros patterns in Spanish.

See also: escribir, imperativo, vosotros, ustedes (varieties of Spanish), conjugation patterns for -er and -ir verbs in the imperative.