Word
El meu pare vol el llibre, però jo el vull ara.
Meaning
My father wants the book, but I want it now.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of El meu pare vol el llibre, però jo el vull ara.
el llibre
the book
voler
to want
ara
now
el pare
the father
Questions & Answers about El meu pare vol el llibre, però jo el vull ara.
Why does el appear twice, and does it mean the same thing both times?
No. The two els have different jobs:
- el meu pare: here el is the definite article = the
- el llibre: again, el is the definite article
- jo el vull ara: here el is a direct object pronoun = it
So in the second clause, el replaces el llibre to avoid repeating the noun:
- El meu pare vol el llibre, però jo el vull ara.
- Literally: My father wants the book, but I want it now.
A useful rule: when el comes right before a verb, it is often the pronoun it / him rather than the article the.
Why is it el meu pare and not just meu pare?