escrito por
/eskɾito poɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "written by" is translated into Spanish as escrito por.
This phrase is used to identify the person who authored a piece of text.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the past participle escrito (written) and the preposition por (by).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word escrito must agree in gender with the noun it describes, so use escrita por if the object being described is feminine. The word escrito must agree in number with the noun it describes, so use escritos por if the objects being described are masculine and plural.
How do you pronounce it?
/eskɾito poɾ/
Did you know?
- The word escritorio, which means 'desk', is derived from escrito because it is literally the place where things are written.
- While escrito por is standard, Spanish authors sometimes use de la autoría de to sound more prestigious or formal in academic journals.
- The Spanish word escrito can also function as a noun meaning 'a legal brief' or 'a formal written statement' in a court of law.
Examples in context
- Este poema fue escrito por un poeta anónimo.This poem was written by a nameless poet.This sentence is useful for showing how to use escrito por with a masculine singular noun.Tatoeba #3591310 by cueyayotl, translation #59041 by shekitten
- El libro al que me refiero fue escrito por Éliphas Lévi.The book to which I am referring was written by Eliphas Levi.This sentence is useful for showing how to use escrito por to identify an author.Tatoeba #3353638 by marcelostockle, translation #9667106 by Truthwatch3r
- ¿Fue escrito por usted?Was it written by you?This sentence is useful for practicing the question form using escrito por.Tatoeba #11249867 by carlosalberto, translation #11249845 by carlosalberto
- El libro fue escrito por el reconocido autor español.The book was written by the renowned Spanish author.
- ¿Viste el libro escrito por aquel autor famoso?Did you see the book written by that famous author?
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Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are discussing a book in a library.
- Lucía¿Quién escribió este artículo?Who wrote this article?
- JavierFue escrito por un periodista famoso.It was written by a famous journalist.
- LucíaNo reconozco el nombre del autor.I don't recognize the author's name.
- JavierMira, aquí dice que fue escrito por él.Look, it says here that it was written by him.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
