Si haguéssim comprat més enciam, ara faríem una amanida més gran.

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Breakdown of Si haguéssim comprat més enciam, ara faríem una amanida més gran.

• gran: big
• ara: now
• comprar: to buy

Questions & Answers about Si haguéssim comprat més enciam, ara faríem una amanida més gran.

Why is si followed by haguéssim comprat and not by a conditional form?

Because Catalan uses the pluperfect subjunctive after si for unreal past conditions.

So in this sentence:

• Si haguéssim comprat més enciam = If we had bought more lettuce

This is the Catalan pattern for a hypothetical situation that did not happen in the past.

A very common structure is:

• si + imperfect/pluperfect subjunctive
• main clause in the conditional

Here that gives:

• Si haguéssim comprat..., ara faríem...

English is similar:

• If we had bought more lettuce, we would now make / have a bigger salad

Catalan does not normally say Si hauríem comprat... in standard grammar for this kind of sentence.

What exactly is haguéssim comprat?