Diem adéu demà.

tomorrow

Breakdown of Diem adéu demà.

• dir: to say
• adéu: goodbye

Questions & Answers about Diem adéu demà.

Why is diem in the present tense if the sentence talks about tomorrow?

Catalan often uses the present tense for planned future events, just like English does in sentences such as We leave tomorrow.

So Diem adéu demà literally uses the present, but it naturally means We say goodbye tomorrow or We’re saying goodbye tomorrow.

What form is diem?

Diem is the first-person plural present indicative form of dir, which means to say.

A few present-tense forms of dir are:

• jo dic = I say
• tu dius = you say
• ell/ella diu = he/she says
• nosaltres diem = we say

So diem tells you that the subject is we.

Why is there no word for we in the sentence?

Catalan usually leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

Because diem already means we say, you do not need nosaltres.

You can include nosaltres for emphasis or contrast:

• Nosaltres diem adéu demà, però ells marxen avui.
  = We say goodbye tomorrow, but they leave today.