La meva mare em posa un embenat al braç perquè hi ha sang.

My mother puts a bandage on my arm because there is blood.

Breakdown of La meva mare em posa un embenat al braç perquè hi ha sang.

• un: a
• haver-hi: there be
• la mare: the mother
• em: me

Questions & Answers about La meva mare em posa un embenat al braç perquè hi ha sang.

Why is it la meva mare and not just meva mare?

In Catalan, possessives are usually used with a definite article, so la meva mare literally looks like the my mother.

This is normal in Catalan:

• la meva mare = my mother
• el meu pare = my father
• la teva casa = your house

English does not use the here, but Catalan usually does.

One important exception: in some family terms when directly addressing someone or in certain set phrases, the article may be omitted, but for a standard sentence like this, la meva mare is exactly what you expect.

What does em mean in this sentence?