Word
Obre l'ordinador i mira el correu abans de la classe.
Meaning
Open the computer and look at the mail before class.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Obre l'ordinador i mira el correu abans de la classe.
i
and
abans de
before
obrir
to open
mirar
to look at
Questions & Answers about Obre l'ordinador i mira el correu abans de la classe.
What kind of sentence is Obre l'ordinador i mira el correu abans de la classe?
It is a command/instruction.
More specifically, obre and mira are affirmative imperative forms, used here to tell one person what to do in an informal way (tu).
- obre = open
- mira = look/check
So the sentence is giving a sequence of actions.
Why is there no word for you in the sentence?
Catalan often omits subject pronouns when they are not needed.
In English, you usually need you:
- Open the computer and check the email
In Catalan, the verb form already makes the instruction clear, so tu is normally left out:
- Obre...
- Mira...
You could add tu for emphasis, but it is not necessary.
Why is it l'ordinador and not el ordinador?
Because the masculine singular article el becomes l' before a vowel sound.
So:
- el + ordinador → l'ordinador
This apostrophe is very common in Catalan:
- l'escola
- l'amic
- l'hotel
It is the same article, just in a shortened form.