Encara no he compartit la foto perquè vull preguntar a la meva mare.

Encara no means not yet or still not, depending on how you want to express it in English.

So:

• Encara no he compartit la foto = I haven’t shared the photo yet
• Literally, it is something like Still not have I shared the photo

In everyday English, not yet is usually the most natural translation here.

He compartit is the present perfect in Catalan:

• he = I have
• compartit = shared

So he compartit = I have shared

In much of Catalan, especially Central Catalan, the present perfect is very commonly used for recent past actions or past actions connected to the present. That is why this sentence says:

• Encara no he compartit la foto = I haven’t shared the photo yet

A learner may expect a simple past equivalent, but Catalan often prefers this structure where English also uses the present perfect.

Compartit is the past participle of the verb compartir (to share).

Here is the breakdown:

• compartir = infinitive, to share
• he compartit = I have shared

This is a regular -ir verb, so its participle is formed in the regular way:

• compartir → compartit

La foto is feminine because foto is a shortened form of fotografia, which is feminine.

So:

• la fotografia
• la foto

Even though the word ends in -o, it is still feminine.

This is something English speakers often need to notice, because word endings do not always match the gender you might expect.

In this sentence, perquè means because.

Catalan distinguishes several similar-looking forms:

• perquè = because
• per què = why / for what reason
• què = what

So here:

• ... perquè vull preguntar... = ... because I want to ask...

The accent helps distinguish this conjunction from other forms.

In Catalan, when you say ask someone, you normally use preguntar a algú.

So:

• preguntar a la meva mare = to ask my mother

This is different from English, where you just say ask my mother without a preposition.

A useful pattern is:

• preguntar alguna cosa a algú = to ask someone something
• preguntar a algú = to ask someone

So the a is normal and required here.

Yes, you may hear or see preguntar-li a la meva mare.

That includes the pronoun li = to her:

• preguntar a la meva mare
• preguntar-li a la meva mare

Both can occur, though the version without li is perfectly fine here. In spoken Catalan, pronoun doubling can be common, especially for clarity or emphasis.

So the sentence as given is natural, but preguntar-li a la meva mare is also something a learner may encounter.

Catalan often uses the definite article with possessives:

• la meva mare = my mother
• literally: the my mother

This is normal Catalan grammar.

With family members, the article is very common:

• la meva mare = my mother
• el meu pare = my father

English does not use an article in this situation, so this is a pattern English speakers need to get used to.

After voler (to want), Catalan normally uses the infinitive directly, with no extra preposition:

• vull preguntar = I want to ask
• vull menjar = I want to eat
• vull anar = I want to go

So vull preguntar is the correct structure.

This is similar to English want to ask, except Catalan does not use a separate word corresponding to English to before the infinitive in this construction.

Yes. Catalan allows some flexibility in word order.

These are all possible:

• Encara no he compartit la foto
• No he compartit encara la foto
• No he compartit la foto encara

They all mean roughly I haven’t shared the photo yet, but the emphasis may shift slightly.

• Encara no at the beginning gives early emphasis to not yet
• placing encara later may sound a bit less front-loaded

The original sentence is very natural and common.

Yes, generally foto is the shorter, everyday form, while fotografia is more formal or full-length.

Both are correct:

• la foto
• la fotografia

In normal conversation, foto is extremely common and sounds natural here.

Catalan often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

Here:

• he compartit already tells you the subject is I
• vull already tells you the subject is I

So jo is unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

Compare:

• Encara no he compartit la foto = neutral, normal
• Jo encara no he compartit la foto = I haven’t shared the photo yet, possibly with emphasis

This is very common in Catalan, just as in Spanish or Italian.

It most naturally suggests that the speaker wants to check with or ask their mother before sharing the photo.

So the idea is something like:

• I haven’t shared the photo yet because I want to ask my mother first.

The Catalan sentence itself does not specify exactly what the speaker wants to ask:

• permission
• opinion
• advice

That meaning comes from context. The grammar simply says the speaker wants to ask their mother.

Yes, very often. It is a very common Catalan pattern.

Examples:

• Encara no ha arribat = He/She hasn’t arrived yet
• Encara no ho sé = I still don’t know / I don’t know yet
• Encara no hem menjat = We haven’t eaten yet

So the pattern in your sentence is highly useful and worth memorizing:

• Encara no + verb = not yet / still not