Breakdown of Després de la festa, les meves filles recullen les galetes i els gots de la taula.
la taula
the table
i
and
meu
my
la filla
the daughter
Questions & Answers about Després de la festa, les meves filles recullen les galetes i els gots de la taula.
Why is it després de? Does després always need de here?
Yes. Després de is the normal way to say after before a noun phrase:
- després de la festa = after the party
If després appears without de, it usually means afterward / later:
- Primer sopem i després sortim. = First we have dinner and then we go out.
Why is there a comma after festa?
Because Després de la festa is an introductory time phrase. Catalan often separates that kind of opening phrase with a comma, just as English often does in After the party, .... In a shorter sentence the comma can sometimes be omitted, but here it is very natural.
Why does Catalan say les meves filles instead of just meves filles?
Catalan usually puts the definite article before a possessive and noun:
- el meu pare = my father
- la meva mare = my mother
- les meves filles = my daughters
So where English says my daughters, Catalan normally says the equivalent of the my daughters.