Diumenge treballo menys i vull descansar a casa.

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Breakdown of Diumenge treballo menys i vull descansar a casa.

• a: at
• i: and
• la casa: the home

Questions & Answers about Diumenge treballo menys i vull descansar a casa.

Why is there no word for on before Diumenge?

In Catalan, days of the week often appear without a preposition when you talk about time.

So:

• Diumenge treballo menys = On Sunday I work less

Catalan does not need a separate word like English on here.

Also, weekdays in Catalan are normally written in lowercase: diumenge. It is capitalized here only because it is the first word of the sentence.

Does diumenge here mean this Sunday or on Sundays in general?

It can depend on context.

A bare weekday like diumenge often refers to a specific Sunday, especially this coming Sunday or Sunday as a time point.

If you want to make a habitual meaning clearer, Catalan often uses an article:

• Els diumenges treballo menys = On Sundays I work less
• In some varieties, el diumenge can also be used for a habitual meaning

So this sentence could be understood as either a specific Sunday or a general Sunday routine, depending on the situation. Context tells you which one is meant.

Why isn’t jo written in the sentence?