La meva veïna m'ha convidat a ballar quan ha començat la cançó.

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Breakdown of La meva veïna m'ha convidat a ballar quan ha començat la cançó.

• a: to
• meu: my
• quan: when

Questions & Answers about La meva veïna m'ha convidat a ballar quan ha començat la cançó.

Why is it la meva veïna and not just meva veïna?

In Catalan, possessives usually go with a definite article, so la meva veïna is the normal pattern.

• la meva veïna = my neighbor
• el meu llibre = my book
• la seva casa = his/her/their house

This is different from English, which normally says just my neighbor without an article.

There are some exceptions, especially with certain family words in some contexts, but for veïna, the article is expected.

What does m'ha mean?

m'ha is a contraction of em ha.

• em = me
• ha = has / the auxiliary used to form the perfect tense

So:

• m'ha convidat = has invited me

The e in em drops before a vowel, which is why you get m'ha instead of em ha.

Is m' a direct object or an indirect object here?

Here, m' is a direct object pronoun.

The verb pattern is:

• convidar algú a fer alguna cosa =