Mira endavant.

Here, mira is the informal singular imperative of mirar: a command addressed to tu.

So Mira endavant. is telling one person, informally, to do something.

A useful thing to know: mira is also spelled the same as the he/she looks form in the present tense, but in this sentence the meaning is clearly imperative because it is a short command.

Catalan often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The verb form already tells you who the subject is:

• mira = you (informal singular) in the imperative

So Catalan does not need to say tu unless there is special emphasis:

• Mira endavant. = normal
• Tu, mira endavant. = more emphatic, like you, look ahead

Endavant is an adverb here. It means forward or ahead.

In this sentence, it tells you where or in what direction to look:

• mira = look
• endavant = ahead / forward

It is a very common Catalan word and can also appear by itself:

• Endavant! = Go ahead! / Forward!

These two words are related, but they are not the same:

• davant = in front
• endavant = forward / ahead

So:

• mira endavant = look ahead / look forward
• mira al davant = look at what is in front of you

A simple way to remember it:

• davant is more about position
• endavant is more about direction

Yes. Mira endavant is informal singular, used with tu.

Other versions are:

• Miri endavant. = formal singular
• Mireu endavant. = plural

So if you are speaking politely to one person, use miri. If you are speaking to several people, use mireu.

Yes.

It can be literal:

• someone is physically looking ahead

It can also be figurative:

• focus on the future
• move on
• don’t dwell on the past

So depending on context, it can mean either actual visual direction or a more emotional/mental idea of looking forward.

No.

Mira can be:

• an imperative: Look!
• a present-tense form meaning he/she looks
• sometimes a discourse word like look, ... in conversation

For example:

• Mira endavant. = Look ahead.
• Ella mira endavant. = She looks ahead.

So the form is the same, and the context tells you which meaning is intended.

A rough guide is:

• mira: stress on the first syllable, MI-ra
• endavant: stress on the last syllable, en-da-VANT

A few helpful pronunciation notes:

• the r in mira is a light tapped r, not a strong English r
• in many Catalan varieties, v is pronounced very similarly to b

So the most important thing for a learner is to get the stress right:

• MI-ra en-da-VANT

The informal negative command is:

• No miris endavant. = Don’t look ahead.

This is useful because Catalan does not use the affirmative imperative form after no. Instead, it uses the present subjunctive form.

Other versions:

• No miri endavant. = formal singular
• No mireu endavant. = plural

Because that is the normal word order here.

In Catalan, adverbs like endavant often come after the verb:

• Mira endavant.

That sounds natural and standard.

You can also have Endavant! by itself, but that is a different kind of sentence: more like Go ahead! or Forward!

So for this exact meaning, Mira endavant is the usual order.