Per a la cita de demà, la secretària m'ha enviat un formulari per signar.

Here per a la cita de demà means for tomorrow’s appointment.

In standard Catalan, per a often expresses:

• destination: intended for someone/something
• purpose/use: meant for

So per a la cita de demà means the form was sent for use in connection with tomorrow’s appointment.

In everyday speech, especially in some varieties, speakers often use per where the standard language might prefer per a, so you may hear both. But in this sentence, per a is a very natural standard choice.

Catalan often uses de + time expression where English might use a possessive or adjective.

So:

• la cita de demà = tomorrow’s appointment
• literally: the appointment of tomorrow

This is very common in Catalan:

• la reunió de dilluns = Monday’s meeting
• el vol de demà = tomorrow’s flight

Not always. Cita can mean:

• appointment
• date (romantic or social)
• sometimes quotation/citation, depending on context

In this sentence, because of the secretary, a form, and signing, the meaning is clearly appointment.

Yes. Catalan uses the definite article more often than English does.

So:

• la secretària = the secretary

Even when English might sometimes omit an article in a broader context, Catalan often keeps it. Here it simply refers to the secretary in the situation being discussed.

m'ha enviat means has sent me or sent me, depending on context.

It breaks down like this:

• m' = to me / me
• ha = has (from haver, used to form the perfect tense)
• enviat = sent (past participle of enviar)

So literally it is something like:

• has sent to me

But in natural English:

• The secretary sent me a form
• or The secretary has sent me a form

Because Catalan object pronouns normally go before the conjugated verb.

Here:

• m' comes before ha
• so: m'ha enviat

This is the normal placement in simple affirmative clauses:

• m'ha trucat = she/he has called me
• t'ho diré = I’ll tell you it
• ens han vist = they saw us / have seen us

Catalan weak pronouns have fairly strict placement rules, and this is the standard one here.

Yes, it corresponds to me.

The full pronoun is em, but before a vowel or silent h, it is usually shortened to m':

• em diu = he/she tells me
• m'ha enviat = has sent me
• m'agrada = I like it literally it pleases me

So:

• em before consonant
• m' before vowel or silent h

ha enviat is the present perfect in Catalan.

It is formed with:

• haver in the present
• • past participle

So:

• ha enviat = has sent

Full structure:

• la secretària m'ha enviat = the secretary has sent me

In many contexts, Catalan uses this tense where English might use either:

• has sent
• or simply sent

depending on the style and context.

Formulari means form.

Yes, it is a common and useful word, especially in administrative, medical, legal, and office contexts.

Examples:

• omplir un formulari = to fill out a form
• enviar un formulari = to send a form
• formulari de registre = registration form

Per signar means to sign or more literally for signing.

In this sentence:

• un formulari per signar = a form to sign

Catalan often uses per + infinitive to express purpose or intended action:

• alguna cosa per menjar = something to eat
• un lloc per aparcar = a place to park
• un document per revisar = a document to review

So here it tells you what the form is meant for: signing.

Yes, literally that works, but in natural English a form to sign is usually better.

So:

• literal-ish: a form for signing
• natural English: a form to sign

Both reflect the Catalan structure, but to sign sounds more idiomatic in English in this context.

Because Catalan can move a phrase to the front to set the context.

Here:

• Per a la cita de demà is placed first to frame the sentence: As for tomorrow’s appointment / For tomorrow’s appointment...

Then comes the main clause:

• la secretària m'ha enviat un formulari per signar

If you said:

• La secretària m'ha enviat un formulari per signar per a la cita de demà

that would also be understandable, but the original version highlights what this is for right away.

It sounds neutral to slightly formal.

Reasons:

• la secretària
• un formulari
• per signar
• the standard use of per a

It sounds very natural in administrative, medical, or office-related situations. It is not stiff or overly formal, just fairly standard and clear.

Yes, absolutely. That is one of the best English translations.

The idea is:

• la secretària m'ha enviat un formulari per signar = the secretary sent me a form to sign = the secretary sent a form for me to sign

Both are good translations.

From context, it is understood that I am the one supposed to sign it.

Why?

• m'ha enviat = sent me
• un formulari per signar = a form to sign

So the natural interpretation is:

• the secretary sent me a form
• and the form is for me to sign

Catalan does not need to repeat I or for me here because the meaning is already clear from the context and structure.

Yes, a helpful rough breakdown is:

• Per a = for
• la cita = the appointment
• de demà = of tomorrow / tomorrow’s
• la secretària = the secretary
• m'ha enviat = has sent me
• un formulari = a form
• per signar = to sign / for signing

So a very literal gloss would be:

For tomorrow’s appointment, the secretary has sent me a form to sign.

That is already quite close to natural English.