Breakdown of Vosaltres mirareu l'extracte bancari.
Questions & Answers about Vosaltres mirareu l'extracte bancari.
What does vosaltres mean, and when do I use it?
Vosaltres means you when speaking to more than one person in an informal way.
Catalan distinguishes between:
- tu = you (one person, informal)
- vosaltres = you (more than one person, informal)
- vostè = you (one person, formal)
- vostès = you (more than one person, formal)
So Vosaltres mirareu... means you all will look at / check... speaking to a group casually.
Why is the verb mirareu used here?
Mirareu is the future tense of mirar for vosaltres.
The verb mirar means to look at, to watch, or in many contexts to check.
Here is the future tense of mirar:
- jo miraré = I will look/check
- tu miraràs = you will look/check
- ell/ella mirarà = he/she will look/check
- nosaltres mirarem = we will look/check
- vosaltres mirareu = you all will look/check
- ells/elles miraran = they will look/check
So mirareu specifically matches vosaltres.
Can mirar really mean check here, not just look at?
Yes. In financial or practical contexts, mirar often means to check, to examine, or to look over something.
So mirareu l'extracte bancari could naturally mean:
- you all will look at the bank statement
- you all will check the bank statement
Catalan often uses mirar in places where English might prefer check.
Why is it l'extracte and not just el extracte?
Because el becomes l' before a vowel sound.
- el llibre = the book
- el banc = the bank
- l'extracte = the statement/extract
Since extracte begins with the vowel e, Catalan uses l' instead of el.
This is similar to how French shortens articles before vowels.
What does extracte bancari mean exactly?
Extracte bancari means bank statement.
Word by word:
- extracte = extract, statement
- bancari = banking, bank-related
So:
- extracte bancari = bank statement
This is a common Catalan way to refer to a statement from your bank account.
Why does the adjective come after the noun in extracte bancari?
In Catalan, adjectives often come after the noun, much more often than in English.
So:
- extracte bancari = literally statement banking/bank-related
- natural English = bank statement
This noun + adjective order is very common in Catalan:
- cotxe vermell = red car
- compte corrent = current account
- extracte bancari = bank statement
Do I have to say vosaltres, or could I just say Mirareu l'extracte bancari?
You can often omit vosaltres.
Catalan is a pro-drop language, which means subject pronouns are frequently left out because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.
So both are possible:
- Vosaltres mirareu l'extracte bancari.
- Mirareu l'extracte bancari.
The first is a bit more explicit or emphatic:
- maybe to contrast with someone else
- maybe to make clear that the speaker is addressing a group
Is the word order fixed here?
The normal, neutral order is:
Vosaltres + mirareu + l'extracte bancari
That is:
- subject
- verb
- object
But Catalan can sometimes change word order for emphasis. For example:
- L'extracte bancari el mirareu vosaltres. = You are the ones who will check the bank statement.
Still, the original sentence is the most straightforward and neutral version.
How is mirareu pronounced?
A helpful approximate pronunciation is:
mee-rah-REH-oo
More carefully:
- mi as in machine
- ra
- reu as a single ending, roughly reh-oo
The stress is on the last syllable: miraREU
If you are learning standard Central Catalan, that stress pattern is important.
How is l'extracte bancari pronounced?
A rough guide is:
lek-STRAK-tuh buhn-KA-ree
A few tips:
- l' links directly to the next word, so say it together: l'extracte
- extracte has the stress on trak
- bancari has the stress on ka
You do not pause after l'.
What is the difference between vosaltres and vostès?
Both refer to more than one person, but the level of formality is different:
- vosaltres = informal you all
- vostès = formal you all
Examples:
- Vosaltres mirareu l'extracte bancari. = informal
- Vostès miraran l'extracte bancari. = formal
Notice the verb changes too:
- vosaltres mirareu
- vostès miraran
Is this sentence used in all Catalan-speaking areas?
The sentence is standard and fully correct, but there is an important regional point:
In some areas, especially in parts of Valencia, speakers may use other forms in everyday speech instead of vosaltres or use different preferences for the future. But vosaltres mirareu l'extracte bancari is perfectly standard Catalan and widely understandable.
So for a learner, this is a very good model sentence.
Could Catalan also use a different future construction instead of mirareu?
Yes. Catalan often uses the simple future, as in mirareu, but depending on context, speakers may also use other structures to express a future idea.
For example, in conversation people may sometimes prefer present tense with future meaning if the context is clear.
Still, mirareu is the straightforward grammatical future:
- clear
- standard
- natural
So it is a good form to learn first.
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