La meva filla troba el telèfon al bany, al costat de la dutxa.

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Breakdown of La meva filla troba el telèfon al bany, al costat de la dutxa.

• meu: my
• la filla: the daughter
• el bany: the bathroom

Questions & Answers about La meva filla troba el telèfon al bany, al costat de la dutxa.

Why is it meva and not meu?

Because Catalan possessives agree with the noun being possessed, not with the owner.

Here, filla is:

• feminine
• singular

So you use meva = my for a feminine singular noun.

Compare:

• el meu fill = my son
• la meva filla = my daughter

Why is there an article in la meva filla?

In standard Catalan, possessives are usually used together with the definite article.

So Catalan normally says:

• la meva filla
• el meu pare
• la nostra casa

This is different from English, where you just say my daughter without the.

So la meva filla is the normal standard way to say my daughter.

Why is the verb troba?

Troba is the third-person singular present form of the verb trobar.

The subject is la meva filla, which is:

• third person
• singular

So the verb must match it:

• jo trobo = I find
• tu trobes = you find
• ella troba = she finds
• la meva filla troba = my daughter finds

Could I add ella before the verb?