foi escrito por

was written by

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was written by Used in the passive voice to say who wrote something.

PO: Este poema foi escrito por uma criança.

EN: This poem was written by a child.

Did you write it?

This book was written by Haley.

That she already wrote about it.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

The poem was written by a girl.

This book was written by Tom.

This article was written by a college professor.

He wrote this poem last night.

This novel was written by an American author.

This book was written by two people.

But this was written by white people!

— Malcolm X (1992)

This poem was written by an anonymous poet.

This was written by Taro Akagawa.

You said it was written by a priest named Montesinos in the 16th century.

— Conflito das Águas (2011)

That was written by Taro Akagawa.