Avui m'he aixecat tard perquè ahir no vaig dormir bé.

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Breakdown of Avui m'he aixecat tard perquè ahir no vaig dormir bé.

• avui: today
• bé: well
• perquè: because

Questions & Answers about Avui m'he aixecat tard perquè ahir no vaig dormir bé.

Why is it m'he aixecat and not just he aixecat?

Because the verb here is aixecar-se, the reflexive form, which means to get up. The m' means myself and comes from em.

So:

• aixecar = to raise, lift
• aixecar-se = to get up, rise

In this sentence, the speaker is getting themself up, so Catalan uses the reflexive pronoun.

What does m'he aixecat break down into?

It breaks down like this:

• m' = em = myself
• he = I have
• aixecat = gotten up / risen

So literally it is something like I have gotten myself up, but in natural English it means I got up or I’ve gotten up.

Why is em written as m'?

Because in Catalan, weak pronouns often contract before a vowel or silent h.

So:

• em + he becomes m'he
• et + has becomes t'has
• es + ha becomes s'ha

This is just normal spelling and pronunciation.