agradar — "to please", not "to like"
M'agrada la ciutat says, word for word, "the city pleases me". The main word is la ciutat, not "I", and the verb follows it. For example: “M'agrada la ciutat” — I like this city. A rule from the Catalan course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
M'agrada la ciutat says, word for word, "the city pleases me". The main word is la ciutat, not "I", and the verb follows it.
One thing takes m'agrada. Many things take m'agraden: M'agraden les taronges.
To love a person is another verb, estimar: T'estimo — I love you.
By example
- M'agrada la ciutatI like this city
- M'agraden les tarongesI like oranges
- T'agrada el te?Do you like tea?
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
agradar — "to please", not "to like": how does it work in Catalan?
M'agrada la ciutat says, word for word, "the city pleases me". The main word is la ciutat, not "I", and the verb follows it.
What does it look like in an example sentence Catalan?
“M'agrada la ciutat” — I like this city. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.