Estiro el braç.

the arm

Breakdown of Estiro el braç.

• estirar: to stretch

Questions & Answers about Estiro el braç.

What form is estiro?

Estiro is the first-person singular present indicative form of estirar.

So:

• estiro = I stretch
• depending on context, it can also correspond to English I am stretching

The ending -o tells you the subject is I.

Is estirar a regular verb?

Yes. Estirar is a regular -ar verb.

Its present-tense forms are:

• estiro
• estires
• estira
• estirem
• estireu
• estiren

So estiro follows a normal conjugation pattern.

Why isn’t jo written in the sentence?

Catalan often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

So Estiro el braç is the normal way to say it.

You can say Jo estiro el braç, but that usually adds emphasis or contrast, like:

• Jo estiro el braç, no la cama.

Why does it say el braç and not el meu braç?