Breakdown of Ens orientem amb la brúixola.
Questions & Answers about Ens orientem amb la brúixola.
Ens is the 1st person plural reflexive pronoun in Catalan. In this sentence, it means ourselves.
So:
- ens orientem = we orient ourselves / we get our bearings
Catalan often uses a reflexive structure where English might use either a reflexive form or a more natural expression like find our way or get oriented.
Orientem is the present indicative, 1st person plural form of orientar.
The verb endings for a regular -ar verb in the present include:
- jo oriento
- tu orientes
- ell/ella orienta
- nosaltres orientem
- vosaltres orienteu
- ells/elles orienten
So orientem means we orient.
Because the sentence has ens, the full idea is we orient ourselves.