Word
No vull que la meva filla tasti l'amanida abans que arribi la seva amiga.
Meaning
I do not want my daughter to taste the salad before her friend arrives.
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Breakdown of No vull que la meva filla tasti l'amanida abans que arribi la seva amiga.
l'amic
the friend
voler
to want
no
not
meu
my
Questions & Answers about No vull que la meva filla tasti l'amanida abans que arribi la seva amiga.
Why are tasti and arribi in this form instead of tasta and arriba?
They are in the present subjunctive.
- No vull que... (I don’t want that...) triggers the subjunctive in the following clause:
- No vull que la meva filla tasti...
- abans que... also normally takes the subjunctive when it refers to something that has not happened yet:
- abans que arribi la seva amiga
So:
- tasta / arriba = indicative
- tasti / arribi = subjunctive
This is very common in Catalan after expressions of desire, emotion, doubt, and certain time conjunctions when the action is still future or uncertain.
Why does No vull que require the subjunctive?
Because voler que (to want that / to want someone to do something) is one of the standard triggers for the subjunctive in Catalan.
Compare:
- Vull una amanida. = I want a salad.
- Vull que mengi una amanida. = I want him/her to eat a salad.
In your sentence:
- No vull que la meva filla tasti l'amanida...
The speaker is expressing a wish or desire about another person’s action, so Catalan uses the subjunctive.
Why is there an article in la meva filla and la seva amiga? In English we just say my daughter and her friend.