Aquestes patates fregides tenen bon gust, però són una mica salades.

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Breakdown of Aquestes patates fregides tenen bon gust, però són una mica salades.

• però: but
• aquest: this
• la patata: the potato

Questions & Answers about Aquestes patates fregides tenen bon gust, però són una mica salades.

Why is it aquestes and not aquests?

Because patates is a feminine plural noun, and the demonstrative has to agree with it.

• aquest = this, masculine singular
• aquesta = this, feminine singular
• aquests = these, masculine plural
• aquestes = these, feminine plural

So:

• aquestes patates = these potatoes / these fries

Why does fregides come after patates?

In Catalan, many descriptive adjectives usually come after the noun, especially when they classify or describe what kind of thing it is.

So:

• patates fregides = fried potatoes / fries / chips

This is more natural than putting fregides first. In this expression, fregides is functioning almost like part of the name of the food.

Why is it fregides and not fregit or fregits?

Because the adjective must agree with patates.

• patata is feminine singular
• patates is feminine plural

So the adjective also becomes feminine plural:

• fregit = fried, masculine singular
• fregida = fried, feminine singular
• fregits = fried, masculine plural
• fregides = fried, feminine plural

That is why you get patates fregides.