Per molt que busquis, no trobaràs el fogonet.

Per molt que is a fixed expression meaning no matter how much, however much, or even if you do it a lot.

So:

• Per molt que busquis = No matter how much you look/search
• The whole sentence means something like: No matter how much you search, you won’t find the little stove/burner.

A useful pattern is:

• Per molt que + subjunctive, ...
• Example: Per molt que estudiïs, no aprovaràs = No matter how much you study, you won’t pass

It introduces a kind of concession: the action in the first part does not change the result in the second part.

Because per molt que normally triggers the subjunctive.

• busquis = present subjunctive of buscar
• busques = present indicative

Catalan uses the subjunctive here because the clause is not just stating a fact. It expresses a hypothetical or indefinite idea: however much you may search.

Compare:

• Busques molt = You search/look a lot → factual statement
• Per molt que busquis = No matter how much you search → concessive, non-factual structure

This is very common in Catalan after expressions like per molt que, encara que, abans que, etc.

Trobaràs is the future simple, second person singular, of trobar.

• infinitive: trobar
• future stem: trobar-
• ending for tu: -às
• so: trobaràs = you will find

In this sentence, the future works naturally because the speaker is talking about the result of your searching:

• Per molt que busquis, no trobaràs el fogonet.
• No matter how much you search, you won’t find the little stove/burner.

Catalan often uses the future in the same kinds of places English does.

Fogonet is a diminutive form related to foc or fogó and usually refers to a small stove, small burner, or camping stove, depending on context.

The ending -et is a common Catalan diminutive ending, often giving the sense of small or sometimes dear/little.

So:

• fogó = burner, hob
• fogonet = little burner / small stove

The exact English translation depends on context:

• in a kitchen context: little burner
• in an outdoor/camping context: small stove or camping stove

Catalan often uses the definite article where English might or might not use the.

Here, el fogonet means the little stove/burner. It suggests a specific object that both speaker and listener can identify, or that has already been mentioned or is understood from the situation.

So the sentence is not talking about just any stove in general, but about a particular one:

• no trobaràs el fogonet = you won’t find the little stove / the burner

If you removed the article, the meaning would change and would usually sound less natural in this context.

Not necessarily. Buscar can mean to look for or to search for, depending on the context and the tone.

In this sentence:

• busquis could be translated as look for it
• or as search

So these are both good English renderings:

• No matter how much you look for it, you won’t find the little stove.
• No matter how much you search, you won’t find the little stove.

English often prefers look for in everyday speech, while search can sound a bit more deliberate or intense.

Yes, in many contexts per més que can be used with a similar meaning: no matter how much.

So both of these can work:

• Per molt que busquis
• Per més que busquis

That said, per molt que is extremely common and very natural here.

A rough nuance:

• per molt que focuses on however much
• per més que can feel closer to even if you do more and more or however much you may do

In everyday usage, the difference is often small.

It has two parts:

1. Per molt que busquis
2. no trobaràs el fogonet

So the structure is:

• concessive clause
  • main clause

More literally:

• Per molt que busquis = however much you search
• no trobaràs el fogonet = you will not find the little stove

The comma helps separate these two parts. This is very similar to English:

• No matter how much you search, you won’t find the little stove.

Yes. Catalan is somewhat flexible with word order, especially when moving a subordinate clause.

For example, you could also say:

• No trobaràs el fogonet, per molt que busquis.

This means essentially the same thing.

The original version:

• Per molt que busquis, no trobaràs el fogonet

puts more emphasis first on the unsuccessful effort. The reversed version puts the result first.

Both are grammatical, but the original sounds very natural and is probably the most straightforward way to say it.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• busquis ≈ BOOS-kees
• trobaràs ≈ troh-buh-RAS

A few helpful points:

• In busquis, the qu gives a hard k sound before i
• In trobaràs, the final -às is stressed
• The written accent in trobaràs tells you where the stress goes

So the rhythm of the full sentence is roughly:

• Per molt que busquis, no trobaràs el fogonet

with the stronger stress near:

• bus-QUIS
• troba-RÀS
• fogo-NET