Breakdown of Quan arribi a casa, guardaré el vestit a l'armari i deixaré les sabatilles al costat del llit.
a
in
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and
la casa
the home
quan
when
Questions & Answers about Quan arribi a casa, guardaré el vestit a l'armari i deixaré les sabatilles al costat del llit.
Why is it quan arribi and not quan arribaré?
In Catalan, after quan referring to a future event, you normally use the present subjunctive, not the future tense.
So:
- Quan arribi a casa... = When I get home...
- not usually Quan arribaré a casa...
This is different from English, where we use the present form (when I arrive) rather than a special subjunctive form. Catalan uses:
- arribi = present subjunctive of arribar
- guardaré, deixaré = future tense in the main clause
A very common pattern is:
- Quan + present subjunctive, future
- Quan arribi, guardaré...
What form is arribi exactly?
Arribi is the first-person singular present subjunctive of arribar.
From arribar:
- jo arribo = I arrive / I am arriving
- que jo arribi = that I arrive / when I arrive
In this sentence, it appears after quan, which is why the subjunctive is used.
Why does Catalan say a casa and not a la casa?