Word
La nena vol llegir un conte amb la seva àvia.
Meaning
The girl wants to read a story with her grandmother.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about La nena vol llegir un conte amb la seva àvia.
Why are there two verbs in vol llegir?
Because Catalan, like English, often uses a conjugated verb + infinitive structure.
- vol = wants
- llegir = to read
So vol llegir literally works like wants to read. The first verb is conjugated, and the second stays in the infinitive.
Why is it vol and not voler?
Voler is the infinitive, meaning to want. In the sentence, the verb has to match the subject la nena (the girl), so it is conjugated:
- jo vull = I want
- tu vols = you want
- ell/ella vol = he/she wants
Since la nena is she, Catalan uses vol.
Why does the sentence start with La nena instead of just nena?
Because la nena means the girl. Catalan normally uses the definite article much as English does here.
- nena = girl
- la nena = the girl
Without the article, it would sound less natural in this sentence unless you were using the word in a different way, such as in a heading, label, or some special stylistic context.
Why is it un conte and not una conte?