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Si la cantant perd el micròfon, l'actor li'n portarà un altre des del costat de l'escenari.
Meaning
If the singer loses the microphone, the actor will bring her another one from the side of the stage.
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Breakdown of Si la cantant perd el micròfon, l'actor li'n portarà un altre des del costat de l'escenari.
li
her
de
of
si
if
perdre
to lose
Questions & Answers about Si la cantant perd el micròfon, l'actor li'n portarà un altre des del costat de l'escenari.
Why is perd in the present tense after si, even though the result is in the future?
In Catalan, a real or likely condition normally uses present indicative after si.
So the pattern is:
Si + present, future
That is exactly what you have here:
Si la cantant perd el micròfon, l'actor li'n portarà un altre.
English often does something similar: If she loses it, he will bring another one.
Catalan does not normally use the future after si in this kind of sentence.
Does si take the subjunctive in Catalan?
Not in this sentence.
Here, si introduces a normal, open condition, so Catalan uses the indicative:
Si la cantant perd...
If you wanted a more hypothetical or unreal idea, then Catalan would use a different pattern, for example:
Si la cantant perdés el micròfon, l'actor li'n portaria un altre.
So:
- real/possible condition → si + indicative
- hypothetical/unreal condition → often si + imperfect subjunctive, with conditional in the main clause
Why is it la cantant? Is cantant feminine?