Breakdown of Després de sopar, la cassola queda bruta i el forn també.
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després de
after
sopar
to have dinner
la cassola
the pot
Questions & Answers about Després de sopar, la cassola queda bruta i el forn també.
Why is it després de sopar and not something like després del sopar?
Because després de + infinitive is a very common Catalan pattern meaning after doing something.
- després de sopar = after dinner / after eating dinner
- després de dinar = after lunch
- després de treballar = after working
If you say després del sopar, then sopar is a noun: after the dinner / after dinner as an event or meal. That is possible too, but it is slightly different in structure.
So here:
- després de sopar = after having dinner
This is very similar to Spanish después de cenar.
What exactly is sopar here: a noun or a verb?
Here, sopar is an infinitive verb, meaning to have dinner / to eat dinner.
Catalan often uses an infinitive after a preposition:
- abans de sortir = before leaving
- després de sopar = after having dinner
But sopar can also be a noun:
- el sopar = dinner
So the same form can be either:
- sopar = to have dinner
- el sopar = dinner
In your sentence, because it comes after de and has no article, it is understood as a verb.
Why does the sentence use queda bruta instead of està bruta?