Word
Abans de servir el peix, posa'l a la safata gran i tapa'l perquè encara sigui calent.
Meaning
Before serving the fish, put it on the big tray and cover it so that it is still hot.
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Breakdown of Abans de servir el peix, posa'l a la safata gran i tapa'l perquè encara sigui calent.
ser
to be
gran
big
i
and
a
on
Questions & Answers about Abans de servir el peix, posa'l a la safata gran i tapa'l perquè encara sigui calent.
Why does the sentence start with abans de?
Abans de means before when it is followed by a verb in the infinitive.
So:
- abans de servir = before serving
- abans de menjar = before eating
- abans de sortir = before leaving
This is a very common Catalan structure: abans de + infinitive.
Why is it servir and not a conjugated verb?
Because after abans de, Catalan normally uses the infinitive if the subject is general or understood.
So abans de servir el peix literally means before serving the fish.
If Catalan wanted to say before you serve the fish, it would usually use a different structure, such as:
- abans que serveixis el peix
That version uses abans que + subjunctive.
What does posa'l mean exactly?