Breakdown of Guardo el repel·lent d'insectes amb el sac de dormir.
amb
with
guardar
to keep
el sac de dormir
the sleeping bag
el repel·lent d'insectes
the insect repellent
Questions & Answers about Guardo el repel·lent d'insectes amb el sac de dormir.
What does guardo mean here, and what form is it?
Guardo is the 1st person singular present tense of guardar, so it means I keep, I store, or sometimes I put away.
Catalan often leaves out the subject pronoun, so Guardo... by itself already means I store/keep... without needing jo.
Why is there no jo before guardo?
Catalan usually omits subject pronouns unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast. The verb ending -o already shows that the subject is I.
So:
- Guardo el repel·lent... = I store the insect repellent...
- Jo guardo el repel·lent... = I store the insect repellent... (more emphasis)
Why is it el repel·lent? Is repel·lent masculine?
Yes. Repel·lent is a masculine singular noun here, so it takes el.
- el repel·lent = the repellent
If you were speaking more generally, you might also hear the full phrase el repel·lent d'insectes as a fixed noun phrase meaning insect repellent.
What does d'insectes mean, and why is there an apostrophe?