Demà la classe començarà a les vuit.

tomorrow

Breakdown of Demà la classe començarà a les vuit.

• la classe: the class
• començar: to start
• a les vuit: at eight

Questions & Answers about Demà la classe començarà a les vuit.

Why does the sentence start with Demà? Can Catalan put the time expression first like English?

Yes. Catalan can put a time expression like demà (tomorrow) at the beginning of the sentence, just like English can.

So:

• Demà la classe començarà a les vuit.
• La classe començarà demà a les vuit.

Both are grammatical. Starting with demà gives a slight emphasis to when it happens.

What does demà mean exactly, and why does it have an accent mark?

Demà means tomorrow.

The accent mark on à shows the stressed syllable: de-MÀ. In Catalan, written accents often help show pronunciation and stress, and sometimes distinguish words.

Why is it la classe and not just classe?

Catalan often uses the definite article more naturally than English does.

So where English says:

• Class will start at eight

Catalan commonly says:

• La classe començarà a les vuit

Here la classe means the class. Even when English might omit the, Catalan frequently keeps it.

Is feminine? How can I tell?