Word
També he llegit un article al diari abans de la feina.
Meaning
I have also read an article in the newspaper before work.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of També he llegit un article al diari abans de la feina.
un
a
a
in
la feina
the work
llegir
to read
Questions & Answers about També he llegit un article al diari abans de la feina.
Why is També at the beginning of the sentence?
També means also / too. In Catalan, it is very common to place it near the start of the sentence:
També he llegit... = I have also read...
That said, Catalan word order is fairly flexible, and també can sometimes appear in other positions depending on what you want to emphasize. Putting it first is very natural and neutral here.
Why does the sentence use he llegit instead of just one verb?
He llegit is a compound tense: the present perfect.
It is formed with:
- he = first-person singular of haver (I have)
- llegit = past participle of llegir (read)
So:
- he llegit = I have read
This works very much like English have read.
Why is it he and not ha?