La meva filla acaba de fer una fotocòpia i ara la posa sobre la taula.

In Catalan, possessives are usually used with a definite article. So la meva filla is the normal way to say my daughter.

Compare:

• la meva filla = my daughter
• el meu llibre = my book

This is different from English, where you normally do not say the my daughter.

Because the possessive must agree with the noun it describes.

• filla is feminine singular
• so the possessive is meva

Compare:

• el meu fill = my son
• la meva filla = my daughter

So meu is masculine singular, while meva is feminine singular.

Acabar de + infinitive is a very common Catalan structure meaning to have just done something.

So:

• acaba de fer = has just done / has just made

It is not the literal idea of finishes doing here. In this pattern, it specifically expresses a very recent past action.

Examples:

• Acabo de menjar. = I’ve just eaten.
• Acaben d’arribar. = They’ve just arrived.

Because Catalan uses the present tense of acabar in the structure acabar de + infinitive to express the recent past.

So even though the photocopying happened a moment ago, Catalan says:

• acaba de fer = has just made

This is similar to how some languages use a present-based structure for a recent past meaning.

Catalan often uses fer with nouns for everyday actions, just like English uses make or do in many expressions.

So:

• fer una fotocòpia = make a photocopy

There is also a verb fotocopiar, but fer una fotocòpia is very natural and common.

That la is a direct object pronoun. It replaces una fotocòpia.

So instead of repeating the noun, Catalan says:

• La meva filla acaba de fer una fotocòpia i ara la posa sobre la taula.

Here la means it, referring to the photocopy.

Because fotocòpia is a feminine singular noun.

Catalan direct object pronouns agree with the noun they replace:

• el = masculine singular
• la = feminine singular
• els = masculine plural
• les = feminine plural
• ho = used for neuter ideas, whole clauses, or something less specifically noun-like

Since fotocòpia is feminine singular, the correct pronoun is la.

In Catalan, object pronouns usually come before a conjugated verb.

So:

• la posa = puts it

This is normal Catalan word order.

Compare:

• La veig. = I see her/it.
• El compra. = He buys it.

Pronouns can go after the verb in some cases, such as infinitives, gerunds, and affirmative commands, but not here.

Yes. That would also be correct.

The difference is mainly that:

• ara la posa sobre la taula avoids repeating the noun
• ara posa la fotocòpia sobre la taula repeats it for clarity or emphasis

Both are natural. Using the pronoun is often more elegant because the object has already been mentioned.

Sobre means on, onto, or over, depending on context. Here it means that she places the photocopy on the table.

So:

• sobre la taula = on the table

Catalan can also use other expressions such as damunt de la taula, but sobre la taula is perfectly normal here.

Because taula is a specific noun here, so Catalan uses the definite article:

• la taula = the table

This works much like English the table.
Also, taula is feminine singular, so the article is la.

The written accent in fotocòpia shows where the stress falls and helps indicate the vowel quality.

The stress is on cò:

• fo-to-cò-pi-a

The grave accent ò tells you that this syllable is stressed and that the vowel is an open o sound in standard pronunciation.

So the accent is important both for stress and pronunciation.

Filla is usually pronounced roughly like FEE-ya in many modern accents, though some speakers use a sound closer to ly.

A helpful approximation for English speakers is:

• filla ≈ FEE-ya

The ll in Catalan does not sound exactly like English l in most varieties, so it is worth listening to native pronunciation if you can.