Verb/Noun/Adjective + de

Government with De

Level 3

Learn de as part of the construction selected by a verb, noun or adjective.

How It Works

Parlar de, recordar-se de and tenir ganes de require a de relationship in their ordinary patterns. It is not chosen by translating a neighboring English preposition word for word. Learn the whole expression with a short example.

Before an infinitive, keep de where the construction calls for it: tinc ganes de sortir, s'ha oblidat de trucar. Elide it before a vowel: ganes d'arribar. Before a finite que clause, formal Catalan often drops such a preposition, as in m'alegro que hagis vingut; that clause pattern needs separate attention.

An understood suitable de-complement can be represented by en: parlem del tema, en parlem. Do not confuse a governed complement with every possessive de phrase inside a noun. The verb or expression's grammatical pattern determines what can be replaced.

Examples (3)

  1. Tinc ganes de sortir.

    I feel like going out.

  2. S’ha oblidat de trucar.

    She has forgotten to call.

  3. Parlem del projecte i en coneixem els detalls.

    We are talking about the project and know its details.

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Verb/Noun/Adjective + deLevel 3Government with De

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Elide de before vowel-initial complements.

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