Word
M'agrada mirar la televisió a la nit.
Meaning
I like to watch television at night.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about M'agrada mirar la televisió a la nit.
Why is it m'agrada and not something like jo agrado?
Because agradar works differently from English to like.
In Catalan, agradar is closer to to be pleasing to. So:
- M'agrada mirar la televisió literally means Watching television is pleasing to me.
- m' = to me
- agrada = is pleasing
That is why the verb agrees with the thing being liked, not with the person who likes it.
Compare:
- M'agrada el cafè. = I like coffee.
- M'agraden els llibres. = I like books.
Singular thing liked → agrada
Plural thing liked → agraden
What exactly does m' mean here?
m' is the shortened form of em, which means to me.
So:
- em agrada → m'agrada
The vowel is dropped before another vowel sound, which is very common in Catalan.
Examples:
- M'agrada = I like / It pleases me
- M'encanta = I love
- M'interessa = It interests me
So in this sentence, m' tells you who feels the liking: me.