Mira endavant.

to look at

Breakdown of Mira endavant.

• endavant: ahead; forward

Questions & Answers about Mira endavant.

What form of mirar is mira here?

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.

Why isn’t there a word for you in the sentence?

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

What exactly is endavant?