1. to write ("schreiben über +Acc" - the topic. To connect the recipient, you can use Dative (sounds personal) or "an+Acc" (sounds formal and stiff).)
How useful:
Opposite (closest): lesen
Word Family
Root: *skribh-
The core idea of the root was:
cutting, slicing
And very early on it was used in the context of leaving markings or making drawings and eventually, writing things.
In the Latin branch, we have the verb *scribere, which meant to write, which is the origin for words like script, prescribe, subscribe, describe and more.
Here’s a (incomplete) list:
- script, scripture
- manuscript (“to write by hand”)
- scribe
- subscribe (“to write under”)
- prescribe (“to write across”)
- inscribe (“to write in”)
- describe (“to write down”)
- ascribe (“write toward”)
- transcribe (“to write over”)
- serif, sans-serif (“little stroke, draw”)
abschreiben (von)anschreibenAnschreibenAnschriftranschreibenaufschreibenraufschreibenausschreibenrausschreibenbeschreibenBeschreibungBeschriftungdurchschreibeneinschreibenreinschreibenEinschreibenerschreibenherschreibenhinschreibenkrankschreibenKugelschreibermitschreibennachschreibenrüberschreibenrunterschreibenSchriftAufschriftbeschriftenLastschriftschriftlichÜberschriftZeitschriftüberschreibenumschreibenrumschreibenumschreibenunterschreibenUnterschriftverschreibenvorschreibenVorschriftweiterschreibenzerschreibenzuschreiben
Questions and Comments
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I just wanted to check the prepositions here.
If i want to write about something (a dream i had, a particular topic for my homework, the history of the world) its an +Akk ?
Does über work as well if its an overview of a big theme?
If i want to write to someone (send them an letter) its also an +Akk?
Great question!
The two main prepositions are “über” and “an” and they both go with Accusative.
The recipient can also be connected directly via Dative.
This sounds less stiff and more personal.
danke!