Breakdown of Ell està en contra de la banca en línia.
estar
to be
ell
he
la banca en línia
online banking
en contra de
against; opposed to
Questions & Answers about Ell està en contra de la banca en línia.
Why is ell included? Can Catalan leave out the subject pronoun here?
Yes. Catalan often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.
So Ell està en contra de la banca en línia can also be:
Està en contra de la banca en línia.
Both are correct. Adding ell makes the subject more explicit, and it can add emphasis or contrast, for example if you are comparing him with someone else:
Ella hi està a favor, però ell està en contra.
He is in favor, but he is against it.
So ell is not always necessary, but it is perfectly natural when you want to stress he.
Why is it està and not és?
Catalan uses estar en contra de for the idea to be against something.
So the normal expression is:
estar en contra de + noun / idea
Examples:
- Està en contra del projecte.
- Estem en contra d’aquesta proposta.
You should learn en contra de as a fixed expression that goes with estar.
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