Breakdown of Ens orientem i després clavem les piquetes per acampar.
Questions & Answers about Ens orientem i després clavem les piquetes per acampar.
Ens means ourselves/us here. The verb is orientar-se, a pronominal verb, so ens orientem means something like we orient ourselves or more naturally we get our bearings.
Without ens, orientem would usually mean we orient something else.
Catalan usually drops subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
- orientem = we orient ourselves
- clavem = we hammer in / we drive in
So nosaltres is not necessary unless you want extra emphasis or contrast:
- Nosaltres ens orientem, però ells no.
We get our bearings, but they don’t.