Breakdown of El meu mòbil no té bateria, per això acabo de posar el carregador a l'endoll.
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to have
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meu
my
posar
to put
Questions & Answers about El meu mòbil no té bateria, per això acabo de posar el carregador a l'endoll.
Why does Catalan say el meu mòbil instead of just meu mòbil?
In Catalan, possessives are very often used with a definite article, so el meu mòbil is the normal way to say my phone.
- el = the
- meu = my
- mòbil = mobile phone
This is different from English, where we do not say the my phone. In Catalan, the article + possessive combination is completely natural.
Does mòbil literally mean mobile, or does it specifically mean mobile phone?
In this sentence, mòbil means mobile phone / cellphone.
Literally, the adjective mòbil can mean mobile or movable, but as a noun, el mòbil very commonly means the mobile phone.
So:
- el meu mòbil = my phone
- not just my mobile in the abstract sense
Why is it no té bateria and not something like no és bateria?