Word
Passa'm el bol gran i posa'l sobre el taulell.
Meaning
Pass me the big bowl and put it on the counter.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Passa'm el bol gran i posa'l sobre el taulell.
What does Passa'm literally break down into?
It is passa + 'm.
- passa = the tu imperative of passar
- 'm = a reduced form of em, meaning me
So Passa'm means pass me or hand me. English often uses to me, but Catalan just uses the clitic pronoun 'm.
What is posa'l made of?
It is posa + 'l.
- posa = the tu imperative of posar, meaning put
- 'l = a reduced form of el, meaning him or it
Here it means it, and it refers back to el bol gran. So posa'l means put it.
Why are 'm and 'l attached to the verb instead of written separately?