Breakdown of Quina opinió tens sobre aquest article?
tenir
to have
sobre
about
aquest
this
l'article
the article
Questions & Answers about Quina opinió tens sobre aquest article?
Why does the sentence start with quina?
Quina means what or more literally which, and it agrees with opinió, which is a feminine singular noun.
So:
- quin = masculine singular
- quina = feminine singular
- quins = masculine plural
- quines = feminine plural
Because opinió is feminine singular, Catalan uses quina opinió.
Why is it quina opinió instead of just què opinió?
In Catalan, què and quin/quina are used differently.
- què = what, used on its own
- quin/quina = which/what kind of, used before a noun
Since opinió is a noun, Catalan uses quina before it:
- Quina opinió tens...? = What opinion do you have...?
- Què penses...? = What do you think...?
English often uses what in both cases, but Catalan makes a distinction here.
What does tens mean, and why is it used here?
Tens is the 2nd person singular form of , meaning .