Word
No cal que corris; podem trigar menys si anem pel pont.
Meaning
You do not need to run; we can take less time if we go by the bridge.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of No cal que corris; podem trigar menys si anem pel pont.
no
not
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?