Breakdown of Dimarts, si arribes aviat, et guardaré una butaca al costat de la meva.
un
a
arribar
to arrive
al costat de
next to
si
if
Questions & Answers about Dimarts, si arribes aviat, et guardaré una butaca al costat de la meva.
Why does the sentence start with Dimarts by itself? Is that really enough to mean on Tuesday?
Yes. In Catalan, days of the week often appear without a preposition when they mean on that day.
- Dimarts = Tuesday / on Tuesday, depending on context
- So Dimarts, si arribes aviat... means On Tuesday, if you arrive early...
This is very natural in Catalan.
Why is it si arribes and not si arribaràs?
Because Catalan normally uses the present indicative after si for a real future condition.
So:
- si arribes aviat = if you arrive early
- et guardaré... = I’ll save you...
This is the standard pattern:
- si + present
- future in the main clause
So si arribaràs would sound wrong here in standard Catalan.
What form is arribes?