Questions & Answers about La meva amiga mai vol llet.
Why does Catalan say la meva amiga instead of just meva amiga?
In Catalan, possessives usually go together with a definite article, so la meva amiga literally looks like the my friend.
This is normal in Catalan:
- la meva amiga = my friend
- el meu germà = my brother
- les nostres cases = our houses
English does not use the before possessives, but Catalan often does.
There are some exceptions, especially with certain family-member nouns in the singular, where the article may be dropped:
- ma mare / la meva mare = my mother
- mon pare / el meu pare = my father
But with amiga, la meva amiga is the standard form.
Why is it meva and not meu?
Because amiga is a feminine singular noun, and the possessive must agree with it.
The forms are:
- meu = masculine singular
- meva = feminine singular
- meus = masculine plural
- meves = feminine plural
So:
- el meu amic = my male friend
- la meva amiga = my female friend
The possessive matches the noun it describes, not the speaker.