Mirem la durada i la clàusula abans de signar.

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Breakdown of Mirem la durada i la clàusula abans de signar.

• abans de: before
• mirar: to check
• signar: to sign

Questions & Answers about Mirem la durada i la clàusula abans de signar.

What does mirem mean here, and what form is it?

Mirem is the 1st person plural present tense of mirar (to look at / to examine / to check).

So mirem means we look, we check, or let’s look, depending on context.

In this sentence, it can naturally suggest:

• We look at the duration and the clause before signing, or
• Let’s check the duration and the clause before signing

Catalan often uses the plain present tense where English might use either a normal present or a suggestion like let’s.

Why is there no written subject like nosaltres?

Catalan often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

Here:

• mirem = we

So nosaltres is not necessary.

You could say Nosaltres mirem la durada..., but that usually adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity. In most normal sentences, Catalan simply leaves the pronoun out.

Why is it la durada and la clàusula with la before both nouns?