L'enviament arriba demà i el lliurament serà el dilluns.

to be

Breakdown of L'enviament arriba demà i el lliurament serà el dilluns.

• i: and
• demà: tomorrow
• arribar: to arrive

Questions & Answers about L'enviament arriba demà i el lliurament serà el dilluns.

What is the difference between enviament and lliurament?

They are related, but not identical.

• enviament = shipment / sending / dispatch
• lliurament = delivery / handover

So l'enviament is the thing being sent, or the shipping process, while el lliurament is the moment or process of delivering it to the recipient. In business or tracking language, this distinction is very common.

Why is it L'enviament and not El enviament?

Because Catalan usually shortens el or la before a word beginning with a vowel or silent h.

So:

• el + enviament → l'enviament

This is called elision. It is very common in Catalan spelling and pronunciation.

Why is arriba in the present tense if the sentence talks about tomorrow?

Catalan often uses the present tense for a scheduled or expected future event, just like English can do in sentences such as The train arrives tomorrow.

So arriba demà means arrives tomorrow and sounds natural. You could also say arribarà demà, which is more explicitly future, but arriba demà is very normal.

What does serà mean, and what tense is it?