Enviar: send a message or package

The idea

Write envío and envía with an accent; enviamos has no written accent.

Examples

• Envío un mensaje a Ana.I send Ana a message.
• Mi hermana envía una carta a su amigo.My sister sends a letter to her friend.
• Enviamos los documentos por correo.We send the documents by mail.
• Los estudiantes envían sus tareas.The students send their assignments.
• ¿Envías la foto por correo electrónico?Do you send the photo by email?
• La tienda envía el paquete mañana.The shop sends the package tomorrow.

Watch out

The recipient can be introduced by a, as in enviar una carta a Ana.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correctly accented present form for yo: Yo ___ un mensaje. (envío / envio)

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   envío

   Envío has a written accent on the stressed i.

2. Choose the correctly spelled present form for nosotros: Nosotros ___ los documentos. (enviamos / enviámos)

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   enviamos

   Enviamos is written without an accent mark.

3. Choose the preposition introducing the recipient: Envío una carta ___ Ana. (a / de)

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   a

   A introduces Ana as the recipient of the letter.

Use it today

Say what you send, to whom and by which method.