LingoflyClothes on oneself: posar-se, treure's, anar posat
Clothes are put on oneself: posar-se — Em poso l'abric, I put on the coat. Treure's — Treu-te la samarreta bruta, take off the dirty T-shirt. For example: “Em poso la jaqueta perquè fa fred” — I put on the jacket because it is cold. A rule from the Catalan course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Clothes are put on oneself: posar-se — Em poso l'abric, I put on the coat. Treure's — Treu-te la samarreta bruta, take off the dirty T-shirt.
Both verbs take the clothes directly, and the "oneself" hides in me/te/se: em poso, et poses, es posa.
In the base form it glues at the back: posar-se, treure's.
To be dressed is anar posat: Va molt ben posat — he is well dressed. About one thing worn they say through "du": Du un vestit blau.
Table
| construction | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| posar-se + clothes | to put on | Em poso la jaqueta |
| treure's + clothes | to take off | Treu-te l'abric |
| anar posat | to be dressed | Va ben posat |
By example
- I put on the jacket because it is cold
- Treu-te els texans bruts, si us plauTake off the dirty jeans, please
- Avui va ben posat: americana i corbataToday he is well dressed: a blazer and a tie
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
Clothes on oneself: how does it work in Catalan?
Clothes are put on oneself: posar-se — Em poso l'abric, I put on the coat. Treure's — Treu-te la samarreta bruta, take off the dirty T-shirt.
What does it look like in a Catalan example sentence?
“Em poso la jaqueta perquè fa fred” — I put on the jacket because it is cold. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.