Questions & Answers about Я записываю всё, что говорит учитель.
What does записываю mean here, and how is it different from пишу?
Записываю means I write down / I note down. It comes from записывать, which often means writing something down so you do not forget it.
That is different from пишу, which is the more general I write.
So:
- Я пишу письмо. = I am writing a letter.
- Я записываю адрес. = I am writing down the address.
In your sentence, записываю is used because the idea is noting down what the teacher says.
Why is записываю in this form?
Записываю is the 1st person singular present-tense form of the imperfective verb записывать.
It matches Я = I, so the ending shows I am doing the action:
- я записываю = I write down / I am writing down
- ты записываешь = you write down
- он/она записывает = he/she writes down
Because it is imperfective, it can describe:
- an action happening now: I am writing down
- a repeated or habitual action: I write down
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