La banda tocarà divendres, i la meva cosina ja m'ha dit que els aplaudirà molt.

and

Breakdown of La banda tocarà divendres, i la meva cosina ja m'ha dit que els aplaudirà molt.

• em: me
• meu: my
• ja: already

Questions & Answers about La banda tocarà divendres, i la meva cosina ja m'ha dit que els aplaudirà molt.

What tense are tocarà and aplaudirà?

Both are in the simple future.

• tocarà = will play
• aplaudirà = will applaud

They are both third person singular forms:

• la banda tocarà = the band will play
• la meva cosina ... aplaudirà = my cousin ... will applaud

This tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive:

• tocar → tocarà
• aplaudir → aplaudirà

So if an English speaker sees -à at the end here, that is a strong clue that the verb is future, he/she/it.

Why is it just divendres and not something like en divendres or al divendres?

In Catalan, days of the week are often used without a preposition when meaning on a specific day.

• tocarà divendres = it will play on Friday

So Catalan often does not need a separate word for English on in this kind of sentence.

A useful contrast:

• divendres = on Friday / this Friday
• el divendres = on Fridays / every Friday in some contexts

So here, divendres most naturally refers to a specific upcoming Friday, not a repeated event.

Why does it say la meva cosina instead of just meva cosina?