Breakdown of La meva filla prefereix el retolador blau, però jo prefereixo el llapis perquè és més fàcil d'esborrar.
ser
to be
però
but
meu
my
la filla
the daughter
Questions & Answers about La meva filla prefereix el retolador blau, però jo prefereixo el llapis perquè és més fàcil d'esborrar.
Why is it la meva filla and not just meva filla?
In Catalan, possessives are very often used together with the definite article, so la meva filla literally looks like the my daughter to an English speaker.
This is normal Catalan grammar:
- el meu pare = my father
- la meva mare = my mother
- els meus amics = my friends
English does not use the here, but Catalan usually does.
Why do we have prefereix for she and prefereixo for I?
Both come from the verb preferir = to prefer.
In the present tense:
- jo prefereixo = I prefer
- tu prefereixes = you prefer
- ell/ella prefereix = he/she prefers
- nosaltres preferim = we prefer
- vosaltres preferiu = you all prefer
- ells/elles prefereixen = they prefer
So:
- La meva filla prefereix... = My daughter prefers...
- jo prefereixo... = I prefer...
This is a good example of how Catalan verb endings often show the subject clearly.
If the verb already shows I, why does the sentence still include ?