Reparteix les cartes.

the playing card

Breakdown of Reparteix les cartes.

• repartir: to deal or distribute

Questions & Answers about Reparteix les cartes.

What form is reparteix here?

Here, reparteix is the affirmative imperative form of repartir for tu.

So the sentence is giving a command to one person you address as tu:

• repartir = to deal out / to distribute
• reparteix = deal out / distribute! (said to you, singular, informal)

In other words, it is the Catalan equivalent of a command like Deal the cards.

Why is it reparteix and not reparteixes?

Because commands and statements use different forms.

Compare:

• Tu reparteixes les cartes. = You deal the cards.
• Reparteix les cartes. = Deal the cards.

So reparteixes is the normal present tense form for tu, while reparteix is the imperative form used for an affirmative command.

What verb does reparteix come from?

It comes from the infinitive repartir.

This is a very common Catalan pattern for many verbs in -ir, especially the so-called inchoative ones, where forms often contain -eix-:

• repartir
• jo reparteixo