Verbs of perception: veure, sentir, veure en somnis
To see — an irregular verb: veure conjugates with an inserted "g": veig, veus, veu, veiem, veieu, veuen. In the old days and in the Balearics they say "veïre", but the AVL norm is veure. To hear and to feel are one word here — sentir: sento, sents, sent, sentim, sentiu, senten — "Sento música" is both "I hear music" and "I feel music". For example: “De nit veig poc” — At night I see little. A rule from the Valencian…
How it works
To see — an irregular verb: veure conjugates with an inserted "g": veig, veus, veu, veiem, veieu, veuen. In the old days and in the Balearics they say "veïre", but the AVL norm is veure. To hear and to feel are one word here — sentir: sento, sents, sent, sentim, sentiu, senten — "Sento música" is both "I hear music" and "I feel music".
"To see in a dream" Catalan says with the same veure: veure en somnis — to see in a dream: Ahir vaig veure l'àvia en somnis — yesterday I saw grandma in a dream. The dream-picture itself is el somni, you know it; dormir — simply to sleep, and el son — sleep as a state from unit 12. The negation is ordinary: No veig res — I see nothing.
Table
| form | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| veig, veus, veu | I, you, he sees | No veig res |
| sento, sents, sent | I, you, he hears | Sento pluja |
| veure en somnis | to see in a dream | Vaig veure la mar en somnis |
By example
- De nit veig pocAt night I see little
- Sento el timbre des de la cuinaI hear the bell from the kitchen
- Ahir vaig veure la mar en somnisYesterday I saw the sea in a dream
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 perception: how does it work in Valencian?
To see — an irregular verb: veure conjugates with an inserted "g": veig, veus, veu, veiem, veieu, veuen. In the old days and in the Balearics they say "veïre", but the AVL norm is veure. To hear and to feel are one word here — sentir: sento, sents, sent, sentim, sentiu, senten — "Sento música" is…
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“De nit veig poc” — At night I see little. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.