Questions & Answers about La meva mare i jo anirem juntes al teatre divendres.
Why is it la meva mare and not just meva mare?
In Catalan, possessives normally go together with the definite article. So la meva mare is the standard pattern, not just meva mare.
A few examples:
- la meva mare
- el meu pare
- les meves germanes
This is different from English, where my mother has no article. For a learner, using article + possessive + noun is the safest rule.
Why is jo used here if Catalan often leaves subject pronouns out?
Catalan does often omit subject pronouns, because the verb ending already tells you the person. But here the speaker wants to name the two people explicitly: my mother and I. For that, jo must appear.
So:
- La meva mare i jo anirem... = correct
Also, after i in a subject, standard Catalan uses jo, not mi.
Compare:
- la meva mare i jo = subject
- amb mi = after a preposition
So mi is used after prepositions, but jo is used as a subject.
What does anirem mean grammatically?
Anirem is the 1st person plural future of anar (to go). It means .