No cal que corris; podem trigar menys si anem pel pont.

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Breakdown of No cal que corris; podem trigar menys si anem pel pont.

• anar: to go
• poder: to be able to
• si: if

Questions & Answers about No cal que corris; podem trigar menys si anem pel pont.

What does No cal que corris mean literally, and how is cal used?

Literally, cal means something like it is necessary / it is needed.

So:

• cal = it is necessary
• no cal = it is not necessary
• No cal que corris = It’s not necessary that you run, which in natural English is You don’t need to run or No need to run.

A very common pattern in Catalan is:

• cal + infinitive → Cal marxar = It’s necessary to leave
• cal que + subjunctive → Cal que marxis = You need to leave

So here, No cal que corris is a very normal way to say You don’t need to run.

Why is it corris and not corres?

Because after cal que / no cal que, Catalan normally uses the subjunctive.

So:

• tu corres = you run → indicative
• que tu corris = that you run → subjunctive

In the sentence:

• No cal que corris

the verb after que is in the present subjunctive, because the structure expresses necessity or lack of necessity, not a simple statement of fact.

This is very common in Catalan:

• Cal que vinguis =