Si la funció acaba aviat, tornarem a casa en autobús.

If the show ends early, we will return home by bus.

Breakdown of Si la funció acaba aviat, tornarem a casa en autobús.

• la casa: the home
• l'autobús: the bus
• si: if
• aviat: early

Questions & Answers about Si la funció acaba aviat, tornarem a casa en autobús.

Why is si followed by acaba (present tense) and not a future form?

In Catalan, a real/possible condition after si usually takes the present indicative, not the future.

So:

• Si la funció acaba aviat... = If the show ends early...

Even though the whole situation refers to the future, Catalan normally says:

• si + present
• then future in the main clause

That is exactly what happens here:

• Si la funció acaba aviat = if the show ends early
• tornarem a casa = we will go back home

This is similar to English, which also says If it rains, we’ll stay home, not If it will rain...

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What does funció mean here?

Here, la funció most naturally means the performance, the show, or the screening/session, depending on context.

Although funció can also mean function in other contexts, in everyday Catalan it is often used for things like:

• a theatre performance
• a cinema showing
• a staged event

So in this sentence, it probably means something like the show.

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Why is it la funció and not el funció?