La meva filla també té febre, però avui descansa a casa.

In Catalan, possessives are very often used with a definite article:

• la meva filla = my daughter
• el meu fill = my son
• la nostra casa = our house

This is different from English, where we normally say just my daughter without the.

A few quick notes:

• la matches the noun filla, which is feminine singular.
• meva also agrees with filla in gender and number.

So:

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

Because the possessive has to agree with the noun it describes.

Here, filla is:

• feminine
• singular

So the correct possessive form is meva.

Compare:

• el meu fill = my son
• la meva filla = my daughter
• els meus fills = my sons / my children
• les meves filles = my daughters

També means also / too / as well. In this sentence, it comes before the verb because it is adding information about the whole statement:

• La meva filla també té febre = My daughter also has a fever

This placement is very natural in Catalan.

You may also hear també in slightly different positions depending on emphasis, but subject + també + verb is extremely common.

Té febre literally means has fever.

In Catalan, as in English, you normally do not use an article here:

• tenir febre = to have a fever / to have fever

So:

• Té febre = She has a fever
• Tinc febre = I have a fever

This is just the normal expression with the noun febre.

The accent in té shows both pronunciation and meaning.

• té = he/she/it has
• infinitive: tenir = to have

The accent helps mark the stressed vowel and distinguish forms clearly in writing.

Examples:

• Ella té febre = She has a fever
• En Joan té son = Joan is sleepy / Joan is tired

Catalan often omits subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb form usually already tells you the person.

So instead of saying:

• La meva filla també té febre, però avui ella descansa a casa

Catalan normally prefers:

• La meva filla també té febre, però avui descansa a casa

The subject is already clear: it is still la meva filla.

This is very common in Catalan, just as in Spanish or Italian.

Catalan often uses the simple present in places where English might prefer is resting.

So:

• avui descansa a casa can mean today she is resting at home

This is normal and natural in Catalan. A progressive form exists:

• està descansant

But in many everyday contexts, Catalan simply uses the present:

• Avui descansa a casa = Today she’s resting at home

Però means but.

It introduces a contrast:

• La meva filla també té febre = My daughter also has a fever
• però avui descansa a casa = but today she is resting at home

So the sentence contrasts the illness with what is happening today.

Also, note the accent:

• però = but

Avui means today. Putting it before the verb is a very natural way to set the time frame:

• però avui descansa a casa = but today she is resting at home

This word order emphasizes today.

Catalan often places time expressions like this near the start of the clause:

• Avui treballo = Today I’m working
• Demà marxem = Tomorrow we leave

A casa means at home.

This is a fixed, very common expression in Catalan. When you mean at home, you usually say:

• ser a casa = to be at home
• quedar-se a casa = to stay at home
• descansar a casa = to rest at home

You would use a la casa only when you mean to/at the house in a more literal, specific sense, not simply home.

So:

• Som a casa = We are at home
• Vaig a la casa del meu avi = I’m going to my grandfather’s house

Yes. Febre is feminine:

• la febre = the fever

That is useful to know for other sentences, for example:

• La febre és alta = The fever is high
• Té molta febre = She has a high fever / a lot of fever

But in té febre, there is still no article, because that is just how the expression works.

A learner may notice the ll in filla. In standard Catalan, ll is traditionally pronounced like a palatal ly sound.

So filla sounds approximately like:

• FEE-lya

Depending on the region, pronunciation can vary, but that approximation is helpful for many learners.

A few other words with ll:

• fill = son
• vella = old (feminine)
• allà = there

Yes, absolutely. In fact, that is the normal way to say it.

The subject la meva filla applies to both verbs:

• té
• descansa

So the structure is basically:

• My daughter also has a fever, but today [she] is resting at home.

Repeating the subject would usually sound unnecessary unless you want special emphasis.