El veterinari llegeix el microxip durant la revisió veterinària.

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Breakdown of El veterinari llegeix el microxip durant la revisió veterinària.

• durant: during
• el microxip: the pet microchip
• el veterinari: the veterinarian

Questions & Answers about El veterinari llegeix el microxip durant la revisió veterinària.

Why is it El veterinari and not just veterinari?

Catalan often uses the definite article more than English does. So el veterinari means the veterinarian.

In a full sentence like this, using the article sounds natural because we are referring to a specific person involved in the situation. Leaving it out would usually sound incomplete unless it were a label, heading, or part of a special style.

• el veterinari = the male veterinarian
• la veterinària = the female veterinarian

Why does veterinari end in -i, but veterinària ends in -ària?

This is the masculine/feminine pattern of the noun and adjective veterinari / veterinària.

• veterinari = masculine singular
• veterinària = feminine singular

So in this sentence:

• El veterinari = the male veterinarian
• la revisió veterinària = the veterinary check-up / veterinary examination

In the second case, veterinària is feminine because it agrees with revisió, which is a feminine noun.

What does llegeix mean exactly, and what tense is it?