Breakdown of Jo també somric quan veig fotos de la meva mare i de la meva germana.
la mare
the mother
i
and
la germana
the sister
meu
my
Questions & Answers about Jo també somric quan veig fotos de la meva mare i de la meva germana.
Why is jo included? Doesn’t somric already mean I smile?
Yes. Somric already tells you the subject is I, so jo is not strictly necessary.
Catalan often drops subject pronouns, so També somric quan veig... is perfectly natural. Adding jo gives a bit of emphasis, contrast, or clarity, as if saying I also smile.
What does també mean, and why is it placed before somric?
També means also, too, or as well.
In this sentence, it comes before the verb phrase, so it means I also smile. That is the most neutral placement here.
You may also hear Jo somric també, but that often feels more like I smile too / as well, with slightly different emphasis.
Why is somric the form used for I smile?
Because the infinitive is somriure and its present-tense forms are irregular.
The present tense is:
- jo somric
- tu somrius
- ell/ella somriu
- nosaltres somriem
- vosaltres somrieu
- ells/elles somriuen
So somric is simply the correct I form of somriure.
Why is veig used for I see? It doesn’t look much like .