No has d'oblidar la bossa quan vas a l'oficina.

not

Breakdown of No has d'oblidar la bossa quan vas a l'oficina.

• a: to
• anar: to go
• quan: when

Questions & Answers about No has d'oblidar la bossa quan vas a l'oficina.

Why is it has d'oblidar and not something like has oblidar or has de oblidar?

Because Catalan often expresses obligation with haver de + infinitive:

• has de = you have to / you must
• oblidar = to forget

So has d'oblidar comes from has de oblidar, but de becomes d' before a vowel sound.

So:

• has de venir = you have to come
• has d'oblidar = you have to forget / must forget

In this sentence, because it is negative, No has d'oblidar... means You mustn’t forget... / Don’t forget...

Why does the sentence start with No?

No is the normal negation word in Catalan, placed before the conjugated verb.

• Has d'oblidar la bossa = You have to forget the bag
• No has d'oblidar la bossa = You must not forget the bag / Don’t forget the bag

Catalan usually does not use do for negatives the way English does. It simply puts no before the verb.

Why is has used here?