Word
M'agrada aquesta faldilla perquè els guants negres hi combinen bé.
Meaning
I like this skirt because the black gloves go well with it.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of M'agrada aquesta faldilla perquè els guants negres hi combinen bé.
bé
well
em
me
agradar
to like
perquè
because
Questions & Answers about M'agrada aquesta faldilla perquè els guants negres hi combinen bé.
Why is it m’agrada and not jo agrado or m’agrado?
Catalan uses agradar like Spanish: the thing that is pleasing is the grammatical subject.
So:
- M’agrada aquesta faldilla literally means This skirt pleases me
- Natural English translation: I like this skirt
Breakdown:
- m’ = to me
- agrada = pleases
- aquesta faldilla = this skirt
A native English speaker often expects I to be the subject, but in Catalan the structure is different.
Why is it agrada and not agraden?
Because the verb agrees with aquesta faldilla, which is singular.
- aquesta faldilla = singular
- so the verb is agrada = singular
Compare:
- M’agrada aquesta faldilla = I like this skirt
- M’agraden aquestes faldilles = I like these skirts
The person who likes something does not control the verb form here; the thing liked does.
What exactly does m’ mean?