Questions & Answers about La meva filla va caure al parc, però ara està bé.
Why is it La meva filla and not meva filla?
In Catalan, possessives like meu / meva / meus / meves are usually used with a definite article: el, la, els, les.
So:
- la meva filla = my daughter
- el meu fill = my son
This is different from English, where we normally do not say the my daughter.
Why is it meva and not meu?
Meva agrees with the noun filla, which is feminine singular.
Here is the pattern:
- el meu fill = my son
- la meva filla = my daughter
- els meus fills = my sons / my children
- les meves filles = my daughters
Since filla is feminine singular, the correct form is meva.
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