Word
La meva amiga està buscant el banyador perquè vol anar a la piscina.
Meaning
My friend is looking for the swimsuit because she wants to go to the pool.
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Breakdown of La meva amiga està buscant el banyador perquè vol anar a la piscina.
l'amic
the friend
voler
to want
estar
to be
a
to
Questions & Answers about La meva amiga està buscant el banyador perquè vol anar a la piscina.
Why is it La meva amiga and not just meva amiga?
In standard Catalan, possessives like meu/meva, teu/teva, seu/seva, etc. are very often used with the definite article.
So Catalan usually says:
- la meva amiga = my friend
- el meu cotxe = my car
- la nostra casa = our house
This is different from English, where you normally do not use the with a possessive.
There are some cases where the article can be omitted, especially with certain family terms in some contexts, but la meva amiga is the normal form here.
Why is it meva amiga and not meu amiga?
Because the possessive has to agree with the noun in gender and number.
Amiga is:
- feminine
- singular
So the possessive must also be feminine singular:
- meva = my, feminine singular
- meu = my, masculine singular
Compare:
- el meu amic = my male friend
- la meva amiga = my female friend
Why do we use està buscant instead of just busca?
Està buscant is the progressive form, like English .