escrivim

Escrivim is the present indicative first-person plural form of the Catalan verb escriure, meaning "we write." It denotes the act of writing performed by the speaker together with others. In standard Catalan, the subject pronoun nosaltres is often omitted because the verb ending already signals the first person plural.

Etymology and cognates: escriure comes from Latin scribere, passing through Old Catalan escriure. The word has cognates in several Romance languages, including escribir in Spanish, écrire in French, and scrivere in Italian. The related noun escriptura means "writing," and escriptor means "writer."

Usage and forms: Escrivim appears in everyday language, journalism, education, and literature to describe collective writing. Examples include "Escrivim cartes cada setmana" (We write letters every week). For ongoing actions, Catalan typically uses the periphrastic form estem escrivint (we are writing). Related verb forms include jo escric, tu escrius, ell escriu, nosaltres escrivim, vosaltres escriviu, ells escriuen.