La tieta ja ha convidat dues amigues i una veïna, però encara falten altres convidades.

My aunt has already invited two friends and one neighbor, but other guests are still missing.

Breakdown of La tieta ja ha convidat dues amigues i una veïna, però encara falten altres convidades.

• l'amic: the friend
• i: and
• però: but
• el veí: the neighbor

Questions & Answers about La tieta ja ha convidat dues amigues i una veïna, però encara falten altres convidades.

Why is it la tieta and not just tieta?

In Catalan, it is very common to use the definite article before family members when you are referring to a specific person: la mare, el pare, la tieta.

So la tieta is normal Catalan and does not sound unusually emphatic. In direct address, though, you would normally drop the article: Tieta!

Does tieta literally mean little aunt?

Historically, tieta is a diminutive of tia, but in everyday Catalan it often just means aunt, sometimes with a slightly affectionate or familiar tone.

So in many contexts, tieta is simply a natural way to say aunt, not necessarily tiny aunt or dear little aunt.

What does ja mean in this sentence?

Ja means already.

So ja ha convidat means has already invited. It tells you that this part of the action is completed by now.

Why is it ha convidat? How is that form built?