La clínica veterinària té la vacuna.

The veterinary clinic has the vaccine.

Breakdown of La clínica veterinària té la vacuna.

• tenir: to have
• la clínica veterinària: the veterinary clinic
• la vacuna: the vaccine

Questions & Answers about La clínica veterinària té la vacuna.

Why is it la clínica veterinària and not just clínica veterinària?

In Catalan, nouns often take a definite article more frequently than in English. La clínica veterinària means the veterinary clinic.

• la = the for a singular feminine noun
• clínica = clinic
• veterinària = veterinary

If you said just clínica veterinària, it would sound more like veterinary clinic in a general or dictionary-style sense, not the veterinary clinic.

Why does veterinària come after clínica?

Because veterinària is an adjective describing clínica, and in Catalan, adjectives often come after the noun.

So:

• clínica veterinària = veterinary clinic

This is different from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.

Why are both clínica and veterinària feminine?