Doncs, comencem la partida.

Well then, let's start the game.

Breakdown of Doncs, comencem la partida.

• començar: to begin
• la partida: the game or match being played
• doncs: well then; so

Questions & Answers about Doncs, comencem la partida.

What does doncs mean here?

Here doncs works as a discourse marker, not as a strict logical therefore.

In this sentence, it sounds like:

• Well,
• So,
• Then,

It helps introduce the next step in the conversation. In spoken Catalan, doncs is very common for moving things along, reacting, or concluding something.

So in Doncs, comencem la partida, it has the feel of:

• Well then, let’s start the game.
• So, let’s begin the match.

Why is there a comma after doncs?

The comma shows that doncs is being used as a separate introductory word, like well or so in English.

So:

• Doncs, comencem la partida. = Well, let’s start the game.

The comma helps mark a natural pause in speech. It is very normal when doncs is used this way.

What form is comencem?