Vull tornar aquesta camisa perquè la talla és massa gran.

I want to take back this shirt because the size is too big.

Breakdown of Vull tornar aquesta camisa perquè la talla és massa gran.

• ser: to be
• gran: big
• voler: to want
• perquè: because

Questions & Answers about Vull tornar aquesta camisa perquè la talla és massa gran.

Why does the sentence start with Vull? What form is that?

Vull is the 1st person singular form of the verb voler, which means to want.

So:

• jo vull = I want
• tu vols = you want
• ell/ella vol = he/she wants

In Catalan, the subject pronoun jo is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is. So Vull by itself already means I want.

Why isn’t jo included before vull?

Catalan often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed for clarity. Since vull clearly means I want, adding jo is usually unnecessary.

So both are possible:

• Vull tornar aquesta camisa...
• Jo vull tornar aquesta camisa...

The version without jo sounds more natural in many everyday contexts.

What does tornar mean here? I thought it meant to return as in to come back.

Good question. Tornar can mean different things depending on context:

• to return / go back / come back
• to give back / return an item