Raspallo el pelatge.

the animal coat

Breakdown of Raspallo el pelatge.

• raspallar: to brush

Questions & Answers about Raspallo el pelatge.

What part of speech is raspallo here?

Here, raspallo is a verb, not a noun. It is the 1st person singular present tense form of raspallar, meaning to brush.

So:

• raspallar = to brush
• raspallo = I brush

This can be confusing because raspall means brush as a noun.

Why doesn’t the sentence include jo?

Catalan often drops the subject pronoun when the verb already makes the subject clear.

• Raspallo el pelatge. = I brush the fur/coat.
• Jo raspallo el pelatge. = also correct, but jo is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

This is similar to Spanish and unlike normal English, where I usually has to be stated.

Why is it el pelatge and not just pelatge?

Catalan often uses the definite article where English might not.

So el pelatge literally means the fur / the coat, but in natural English you might simply say fur or its coat, depending on context.

Using the article here is completely normal Catalan.