Breakdown of La professora diu que, si avui suspenem, demà hi haurà un altre examen.
un
a
avui
today
haver-hi
there be
demà
tomorrow
Questions & Answers about La professora diu que, si avui suspenem, demà hi haurà un altre examen.
Why does the sentence start with La professora?
La professora means the teacher and is feminine singular.
- la = the (feminine singular)
- professora = female teacher
Catalan nouns and articles have gender, so professora takes la. If it were a male teacher, it would be El professor.
What does diu que mean, and why is que there?
diu means says, and que means that.
So La professora diu que... is literally The teacher says that...
In English, that is often optional:
- The teacher says that...
- The teacher says...
In Catalan, que is normally kept after verbs like dir (to say), pensar (to think), creure (to believe), etc.
What form is diu?