When the doer is not the point: és considerat, ha estat traduït
Catalan can talk about a deed without naming the doer: ser plus a form like considerat. És considerat el millor pintor del país — he is considered the best painter in the country. For example: “És considerat el millor pintor del país” — He is considered the best painter in the country. A rule from the Catalan course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Catalan can talk about a deed without naming the doer: ser plus a form like considerat. És considerat el millor pintor del país — he is considered the best painter in the country.
The form agrees: considerat about him, considerada about her. You know it by the tails "-at/-ada", "-ut/-uda", "-it/-ida".
When the result matters, ha estat comes forward. Aquest llibre ha estat traduït a deu llengües — this book has been translated into ten languages. The doer enters with per: ha estat traduït per un poeta.
When the common opinion matters, es does the work with no person at all. Es considera que el quadre és molt valuós.
Table
| frame | what it means | example |
|---|---|---|
| ser + participle | a state, an assessment | és considerat |
| ha estat + participle | a result (perfect passive) | ha estat traduït |
| per + who | the doer | per un poeta |
| es + verb | impersonal "it is considered" | es considera que… |
By example
- És considerat el millor pintor del paísHe is considered the best painter in the country
- Aquest llibre ha estat traduït a deu llengüesThis book has been translated into ten languages
- Es considera que el quadre és molt valuósIt is considered that the painting is very valuable
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
When the doer is not the point: how does it work in Catalan?
Catalan can talk about a deed without naming the doer: ser plus a form like considerat. És considerat el millor pintor del país — he is considered the best painter in the country.
What does it look like in an example sentence Catalan?
“És considerat el millor pintor del país” — He is considered the best painter in the country. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.