Probablement el reemborsament arribarà avui.

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Breakdown of Probablement el reemborsament arribarà avui.

• arribar: to arrive
• el reemborsament: the refund
• probablement: probably

Questions & Answers about Probablement el reemborsament arribarà avui.

Why is probablement at the beginning of the sentence?

Putting probablement first is a very natural way to frame the whole sentence as uncertain or likely: Probably, the refund will arrive today.

Catalan is fairly flexible here. You could also say:

• El reemborsament probablement arribarà avui.
• Probablement arribarà avui el reemborsament.

But Probablement el reemborsament arribarà avui is a neutral, common order.

How is probablement formed?

It is an adverb made with the suffix -ment, which often works a lot like English -ly.

So:

• probable → probablement

This is a very common pattern in Catalan:

• normal → normalment
• clar / clara → clarament
• ràpid / ràpida → ràpidament

In many cases, the adverb is built from the feminine form of the adjective plus -ment.

Why is there no comma after probablement?