Word
Abans de la feina, la mare vol cafè.
Meaning
Before work, my mother wants coffee.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Abans de la feina, la mare vol cafè.
el cafè
the coffee
voler
to want
la mare
the mother
la feina
the work
Questions & Answers about Abans de la feina, la mare vol cafè.
What does abans de mean, and how is it used?
Abans de means before.
In this sentence, abans de la feina means before work or before the job/workday.
A very useful pattern is:
- abans de + noun → before + noun
- abans de + infinitive → before + verb
Examples:
- abans de classe → before class
- abans de sortir → before leaving
So here, abans de la feina is a time expression placed at the start of the sentence.
Why is it de la feina and not del feina?
Because feina is a feminine noun: la feina.
In Catalan:
- de + el = del
- de + la = de la
So:
- del pare = of/from the father
- de la mare = of/from the mother
- de la feina = of/from work
There is no contraction with la here, so de la feina is correct.
What exactly does feina mean? Is it the same as treball?