No. 665 in German
schreiben
"Schreiben" means "to write."
In a sentence
Ich schreibe einen Brief an meine Freundin.
I am writing a letter to my friend.
Here, 'schreiben' is used to describe the act of writing, in this case, a letter.
Er hat die Geschichte sehr spannend geschrieben.
He wrote the story very excitingly.
In this past perfect sentence, 'schreiben' indicates the completion of the act of writing, modifying 'Geschichte'.
Kannst du bitte deinen Namen schreiben?
Can you please write your name?
Here, 'schreiben' depicts the request for the action of writing, specifically a name.
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