El repartidor mira enrere.

In Catalan, it is very common to use the definite article before a noun when talking about a specific person or thing. So el repartidor means the delivery person / the delivery driver.

Using just repartidor by itself would usually sound incomplete here, unless it appeared in a different structure, such as a label, a dictionary entry, or after another word.

Repartidor comes from the verb repartir, which means to distribute, to deliver, or to hand out, depending on context.

So repartidor is a person whose job is delivering things. In English, that could be:

• delivery person
• delivery driver
• courier
  depending on the situation.

It is a masculine singular noun here. The feminine form would be repartidora.

Mirar is the infinitive, meaning to look.

Mira is the third-person singular present tense form:

• jo miro = I look
• tu mires = you look
• ell/ella mira = he/she looks

Since el repartidor is he / the delivery person, the sentence uses mira.

It can mean either one, depending on context.

Catalan present tense often covers both:

• he looks back
• he is looking back

So El repartidor mira enrere can match either English version, depending on what is happening in the larger context.

Enrere means back, backward, or behind, depending on context.

In mira enrere, it means looks back.

It comes after the verb because that is the normal position here in Catalan:

• mirar enrere = to look back

This is similar to English, where back also comes after look.

Yes, very often it is.

Mirar enrere is a common Catalan expression meaning:

• literally: to look back
• figuratively: to look back on the past

So it can be physical:

• The delivery person turns his head and looks behind him.

Or figurative:

• Someone reflects on previous events.

In this sentence, without extra context, the most natural reading is the literal one.

Yes. Catalan often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already gives information about the subject.

So you could say:

• Mira enrere.

That would mean He/She looks back or Looks back, depending on context.

But in your sentence, El repartidor is included because the speaker wants to specify exactly who is doing the action.

This is the most neutral and standard word order in Catalan:

subject + verb + adverb

So:

• El repartidor = subject
• mira = verb
• enrere = adverb

Catalan can sometimes change word order for emphasis, but this version is the straightforward one.

For example, Mira enrere el repartidor would sound marked or unusual in most normal contexts.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• repartidor ≈ reh-par-tee-DOR
• enrere ≈ en-REH-reh

A few helpful notes:

• The final r in Catalan is pronounced, unlike in many varieties of English.
• rr in Catalan is a stronger rolled or trilled sound than a single r.
• The stress in repartidor falls on the last syllable: -dor.
• The stress in enrere falls on the middle syllable: -re-.

Yes, the noun and article would change:

• La repartidora mira enrere.

Here:

• la = the feminine singular article
• repartidora = feminine form of repartidor

The verb mira stays the same, because Catalan verbs do not change according to grammatical gender.

Not exactly.

• mirar = to look
• veure = to see

So:

• El repartidor mira enrere = The delivery person looks back.
• El repartidor veu... = The delivery person sees...

This is the same distinction as in English:

• look = direct your eyes
• see = perceive visually