L'equip es troba al despatx cada matí.

L' is the definite article el shortened before a vowel sound.

• el equip becomes l'equip
• This is similar to how Catalan often avoids vowel clashes

So l'equip means the team.

In Catalan, equip is a singular noun, just like team in English. Even though it refers to a group of people, the grammar treats it as one unit.

That is why the verb is singular:

• L'equip es troba...
• not L'equip es troben...

So the sentence agrees with equip, not with the individual members.

Es troba is the 3rd person singular form of the pronominal verb trobar-se.

This is important because:

• trobar on its own often means to find
• trobar-se can mean things like to meet, to gather, to be located, or to find oneself

So es is not optional here. It is part of the verb expression.

A learner should think of trobar-se as a separate verb pattern, not just trobar with an extra word added.

Because the subject is l'equip, which is grammatically singular.

Present tense of trobar-se:

• jo em trobo
• tu et trobes
• ell/ella es troba
• nosaltres ens trobem
• vosaltres us trobeu
• ells/elles es troben

Since l'equip = it/the team, the correct form is es troba.

Al is a contraction of:

• a
  • el = al

So:

• al despatx = literally to the office
• but in context it often corresponds to English at the office or in the office

Catalan often uses a for locations where English might use in or at.

Because despatx is a masculine noun.

So the article is:

• el despatx = the office

And with a:

• a + el despatx → al despatx

If the noun were feminine, you would use a la instead.

Because cada already means each or every, so Catalan does not add an article after it here.

• cada matí = every morning
• not cada el matí

This works like English every morning, not every the morning.

Yes. Both are natural, but there is a slight difference in feel.

• cada matí = every morning
• tots els matins = all mornings / every morning

In many contexts they are very close in meaning. Cada matí can feel a little more like highlighting each individual morning, while tots els matins can feel a little more like a repeated habit in general.

The order used here is very normal:

• subject + verb + place + time
• L'equip es troba al despatx cada matí.

But Catalan can move parts around for emphasis. For example:

• Cada matí, l'equip es troba al despatx.

That still means the same thing, but it puts more focus on every morning.

Often yes, but not always in exactly the same way.

Despatx can mean:

• an office
• a private office
• a study
• a room where someone works, especially administrative or professional work

Depending on context, Catalan may also use oficina, especially for a more general office or business office setting. But despatx is perfectly natural here.

Because in Catalan, definite articles are used very regularly with definite nouns. In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a specific team, so l' is required.

Leaving the article out would usually sound wrong here.

So Catalan learners should get used to articles being very common and important:

• l'equip
• el despatx
• la ciutat
• els alumnes

Then both the article and the verb would change:

• Els equips es troben al despatx cada matí.

Changes:

• l'equip → els equips
• es troba → es troben

The reflexive pronoun es stays the same in the 3rd person, but the verb changes to plural.