LingoflyVerbs of emotion + infinitive: m'encanta plorar
A feeling attaches the verb directly, with no preposition. m'encanta plorar — I love to cry. odio matinejar — I hate getting up early. For example: “M'encanta plorar amb les pel·lícules tristes” — I love crying at sad films. A rule from the Catalan course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
A feeling attaches the verb directly, with no preposition. m'encanta plorar — I love to cry. odio matinejar — I hate getting up early.
M'agrada caminar — I like walking. English works the same way, so there is nothing to watch out for.
The preposition turns up when the feeling is reflexive: alegrar-se de — M'alegro de veure't, I am glad to see you.
Enfadar-se amb — S'enfada amb el germà, he gets angry with his brother. Each of these verbs carries its own preposition, learned together with it.
Table
| construction | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| m'encanta + inf | I love doing | M'encanta plorar |
| alegrar-se de + inf | to be glad that | M'alegro de veure't |
| enfadar-se amb | to get angry with | s'enfada amb el germà |
By example
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
Verbs of emotion + infinitive: how does it work in Catalan?
A feeling attaches the verb directly, with no preposition. m'encanta plorar — I love to cry. odio matinejar — I hate getting up early.
What does it look like in a Catalan example sentence?
“M'encanta plorar amb les pel·lícules tristes” — I love crying at sad films. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.