escribir sobre
/eskɾibiɾ sobɾe/from spelling rules
To write about in Spanish is escribir sobre.
This phrase is used to express the act of producing a text that describes or discusses a specific subject.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express that someone wrote about something in the past, you can conjugate the infinitive into the third-person singular preterite form, resulting in escribió sobre (he/she wrote about).
How do you pronounce it?
/eskɾibiɾ sobɾe/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word for 'envelope' is sobre, which is the exact same word used for 'about' in escribir sobre.
- While sobre can mean 'about', it also literally means 'above' or 'over'. This creates a mental imagery where you are writing 'on top of' a subject rather than just discussing it.
- The word sobre is a 'doublet' of the word super, meaning they both evolved from the same Latin root but developed into different words in Spanish.
Examples in context
- Voy a escribir sobre lo que vi.I'm going to write about what I saw.This sentence shows how to use escribir sobre to describe something seen.Tatoeba #8813901 by arh, translation #8813754 by CK
- Voy a escribir sobre lo que hice.I'm going to write about what I did.This sentence shows how to use escribir sobre to describe an action performed.Tatoeba #8813903 by arh, translation #8813735 by CK
- Voy a escribir sobre nuestros parques y montañas.I am going to write about our parks and mountains.This sentence shows how to use escribir sobre when discussing specific locations like parks and mountains.Tatoeba #709395 by darinmex, translation #258058 by CM
- Escribe sobre la importancia de la educación para el desarrollo de los países.Write about the importance of education for the development of countries.
- Los estudiantes deben escribir sobre su experiencia en el programa de intercambio.The students must write about their experience in the exchange program.
- ¿Me puedes ayudar a escribir acerca de mis pasatiempos favoritos?Can you help me write about my favorite hobbies?
- Déjame que escriba sobre algo interesante para el blog.Let me write about something interesting for the blog.
- Debes redactar sobre el tema asignado para mañana.You must write about the assigned topic for tomorrow.
- Voy a escribir de mi viaje a la playa.I'm going to write about my trip to the beach.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are discussing their school assignments.
- Daniel¿Qué vas a escribir sobre tu proyecto, Sofía?What are you going to write about for your project, Sofía?
- SofíaQuiero escribir sobre la historia de mi ciudad.I want to write about the history of my city.
- DanielEso suena muy interesante.That sounds very interesting.
- Sofía¿Y tú? ¿Sobre qué vas a escribir?And you? What are you going to write about?
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
