Word
El jugador no s'entrena sol.
Meaning
The player does not work out alone.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of El jugador no s'entrena sol.
no
not
el jugador
the player in a game
entrenar-se
to work out or train oneself
sol
alone
Questions & Answers about El jugador no s'entrena sol.
What does s' stand for in s'entrena?
It stands for es, the 3rd-person pronominal/reflexive pronoun.
Before a vowel, es is shortened to s', so:
- es entrena → s'entrena
The dictionary form is entrenar-se.
A few related forms:
- m'entreno = I train
- t'entrenes = you train
- s'entrena = he/she trains
Why is the verb entrenar-se here instead of just entrenar?
Because Catalan very often uses the pronominal form entrenar-se when talking about a person training, working out, or practicing.
It is related to the idea of training oneself, but in normal English we usually just say train rather than train oneself.
Compare:
- entrenar algú / un equip = to train someone / a team
- entrenar-se = to train, to work out
So in this sentence, s'entrena is the natural form for saying that the player is doing the training himself.
Why does no come before the verb?