La meva amiga va demanar arròs amb peix.

the friend

Breakdown of La meva amiga va demanar arròs amb peix.

• amb: with
• meu: my
• el peix: the fish

Questions & Answers about La meva amiga va demanar arròs amb peix.

Why is it la meva amiga and not just meva amiga?

In standard Catalan, possessives like meu / meva / meus / meves usually appear with a definite article:

• la meva amiga = my friend
• el meu llibre = my book

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

There are a few exceptions in Catalan, especially with some family relationships in certain contexts, but for a sentence like this, la meva amiga is the normal form.

Why is it meva and not meu?

Because amiga is a feminine singular noun, so the possessive has to agree with it.

Here are the forms of my in Catalan:

• el meu for masculine singular
• la meva for feminine singular
• els meus for masculine plural
• les meves for feminine plural

So:

• la meva amiga = my (female) friend
• el meu amic = my (male) friend

Does amiga specifically mean a female friend?