Vostè ha d'esperar a l'hospital, però després pot anar a casa i sopar.

You have to wait at the hospital, but afterwards you can go home and have dinner.

Breakdown of Vostè ha d'esperar a l'hospital, però després pot anar a casa i sopar.

• a: at
• i: and
• la casa: the home
• vostè: you

Questions & Answers about Vostè ha d'esperar a l'hospital, però després pot anar a casa i sopar.

Why is vostè used here instead of tu?

Vostè is the formal singular way to say you in Catalan. It is used for politeness, distance, or professional situations, so it fits a sentence about a hospital very well.

Compare:

• tu = informal singular you
• vostè = formal singular you
• vosaltres = informal plural you
• vostès = formal plural you

So this sentence sounds polite and respectful.

Why does the sentence say vostè ha and vostè pot, not vostè has and vostè pots?

Because vostè takes third-person singular verb forms, not second-person forms.

So:

• tu has = you have
• vostè ha = you have, formal
• tu pots = you can
• vostè pot = you can, formal

This is something English speakers often need to get used to: although vostè means you, it behaves grammatically like he/she.

Do you have to include vostè, or could it be left out?