Si no trobem el martell, el cargol i el tornavís, no podrem arreglar la bombeta ni l'aixeta avui.

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Breakdown of Si no trobem el martell, el cargol i el tornavís, no podrem arreglar la bombeta ni l'aixeta avui.

• avui: today
• i: and
• poder: to be able to

Questions & Answers about Si no trobem el martell, el cargol i el tornavís, no podrem arreglar la bombeta ni l'aixeta avui.

Why is it si no trobem and not si no trobarem?

Because in Catalan, after si meaning if in a real future condition, you normally use the present indicative, not the future.

So:

• Si no trobem... = If we don’t find...
• no podrem... = we won’t be able to...

This is very similar to English, which also says:

• If we don’t find it, we won’t be able to fix it
• not If we won’t find it...

So the pattern here is:

• si + present
• future in the main clause

What is podrem exactly?

Podrem is the future tense of poder (to be able to / can) for we.

So:

• poder = to be able to
• podrem = we will be able to

In the sentence:

• no podrem arreglar... = we won’t be able to fix...

A few related forms are:

• puc = I can
• pots = you can
• pot = he/she/it can
• podem = we can
• podrem = we will be able to

Why is there no twice in the sentence?