En mi redacción, la cita va entre comillas.

Redacción can mean several related things:

• the act of writing / composition
• the wording of a text
• a school essay / composition

In En mi redacción, it most naturally means in my essay / in my composition.

So the exact meaning depends on context. In a classroom or academic context, redacción is very commonly used for a written composition.

In Spanish, possessives like mi, tu, su, nuestro usually go directly before the noun, without an article:

• mi redacción
• tu libro
• su casa

So mi redacción = my essay.

Using la before mi would be wrong in standard modern Spanish in this structure.

The comma separates the introductory phrase from the main statement:

• En mi redacción, la cita va entre comillas.

This is similar to English:

• In my essay, the quotation goes in quotation marks.

The comma is often optional in short introductory phrases, but here it sounds natural and helps readability.

Yes. Cita has more than one meaning:

• appointment
• date (romantic date)
• quotation / citation

Here, because of entre comillas, it clearly means quotation.

So context is doing the work. If you see cita with writing, books, or source material, it often means quote or citation.

Spanish often uses the definite article where English might not.

Here la cita refers to the quotation being discussed in the essay. It sounds natural to present it as a known element within that context.

Compare:

• La cita va entre comillas. = The quotation goes in quotation marks.
• Una cita va entre comillas. = A quotation goes in quotation marks.

Both are possible, but la cita can sound like you are talking about a specific quote in your text, or about the quote as the relevant item in that situation.

This is a very common learner question.

Here va comes from ir, but it does not mean literal movement. In Spanish, ir can be used idiomatically to mean:

• to go
• to belong
• to be placed
• to be written / inserted in a certain position or form

So:

• La cita va entre comillas = The quotation goes in quotation marks / The quotation should be in quotation marks

Other options are possible, but they are slightly different:

• La cita está entre comillas = the quotation is between quotation marks
  
  • more descriptive of the final state
• La cita se pone entre comillas = the quotation is put in quotation marks
  
  • more focused on the action or rule

Va is very natural for formatting or placement rules.

Yes, literally that is what it means. But idiomatically, it means:

• is written in quotation marks
• should appear in quotation marks

Spanish often uses ir this way when talking about where something belongs in a text, list, layout, or structure.

Examples:

• La fecha va arriba. = The date goes at the top.
• Tu nombre va aquí. = Your name goes here.

So la cita va entre comillas follows that same pattern.

Because entre comillas is a fixed, very common expression meaning in quotation marks.

Spanish often omits the article in set expressions like this, especially when talking about punctuation, format, or manner.

So:

• entre comillas = in quotation marks

You may sometimes see entre comillas used figuratively too, meaning something like so-called or in a manner of speaking.

Because quotation marks come as a pair.

So Spanish uses the plural noun:

• comilla = a quotation mark
• comillas = quotation marks

That is why entre comillas literally means between quotation marks.

Yes. Comillas is the general word for quotation marks, regardless of style.

In Spanish typography, you may see:

• comillas latinas: « »
• comillas inglesas: “ ”
• comillas simples: ‘ ’

In everyday speech, entre comillas works for all of them unless you need to specify the exact type.

Both exist, but they are not always the same.

• redacción often means a composition or school essay
• ensayo often means a more formal essay, especially argumentative or literary
• texto is more general: text

So the best choice depends on context:

• school assignment: redacción
• formal academic/literary essay: ensayo

In Spain, redacción is very natural if you mean a written composition for class.

Yes, you could.

Both are grammatical:

• En mi redacción, la cita va entre comillas.
• La cita va entre comillas en mi redacción.

The difference is emphasis:

• En mi redacción, ... emphasizes in my essay
• La cita va entre comillas ... emphasizes the quotation

Spanish word order is flexible, especially with adverbial phrases like en mi redacción.

It can feel like both.

Literally, it is in the present tense:

• la cita va entre comillas = the quotation goes in quotation marks

But in context, Spanish often uses the present tense to express:

• a general rule
• a formatting convention
• what is normally done

So in natural English, it may be understood as:

• the quotation goes in quotation marks
• the quotation should be in quotation marks

That slightly instructional meaning is very normal here.