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Amaneix l'amanida amb llimona si no vols que quedi tan àcida com la d'ahir amb massa vinagre.
Meaning
Dress the salad with lemon if you do not want it to turn out as acidic as yesterday’s with too much vinegar.
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Breakdown of Amaneix l'amanida amb llimona si no vols que quedi tan àcida com la d'ahir amb massa vinagre.
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to want
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with
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Questions & Answers about Amaneix l'amanida amb llimona si no vols que quedi tan àcida com la d'ahir amb massa vinagre.
Why does the sentence start with Amaneix? What form is that?
Amaneix is the informal singular imperative of amanir, which means to dress/season food, especially a salad.
So Amaneix l'amanida... means Dress the salad... or Season the salad...
It is the form you would use when speaking to one person informally, like you in Dress the salad with lemon.
Related forms:
- amanir = infinitive
- amaneixo = I dress/season
- amaneix = he/she dresses, or dress! to one person informally
What exactly does amanir mean here? Is it the same as preparar or posar?
Not exactly.
Amanir is more specific: it means to season or to dress food, especially salad. It often refers to adding things like oil, vinegar, lemon, salt, etc.
So:
- preparar l'amanida = prepare the salad
- posar-hi llimona = put lemon in/on it
- amanir l'amanida = dress/season the salad
In this sentence, amanir is the most natural verb because the speaker is talking about what to use for the dressing.
Why is it l'amanida but llimona without an apostrophe?