Catalan Translation Services

The Catalan language has six dialects; Valencian, Northwestern Catalan, Central Catalan, Rousellonese, Balearic, and Alguerese. The linguist must identify the region of the intended reader to deliver a professional Catalan translation since the dialects carry geographical boundaries. The feature negates Catalan’s narrative that it is a Spanish dialect when it is its own language.

Catalan uses two articles. Indefinite and definite articles define gender, number, and nouns. However, the article inflexion is complicated, with more frequent infections than Spanish and lesser than Italian. Therefore, the linguist must understand the complexities before accepting the project.

The adjectives in the Catalan language must agree with the gender and number. The language replaces nouns with adjectives commonly. However, the adjectives are divided into three categories. Feminine adjective form by placing the –x at the word’s end.

If you thought articles were complex, wait until you hear about the pronouns. A professional Catalan translation may carry 13 pronouns, depending on the context. Almost 65 combinations are possible using an unstressed pronoun with the gender neuter pronoun (ho). As you can tell, the Catalan grammar is quite flexible, much more than Spanish and French.

A Catalan sentence uses the subject-verb-object order. However, this is not a set-in-stone rule. Verb-subject sentences are commonly used.

• Catalan is spoken all over the world with over 9 million people. Out of the massive number, four million are native speakers. Moreover, Catalan is spoken in Valencia, Catalan, and the Balearic Islands. It is also spoken in the French side of Pyrenees, Italy, and Andorra. Most native speakers are bilingual, speaking Spanish, Italian, or French.
• Spanish and Catalan do not have the same history. Spanish is heavily influenced by Arabic because of the eighth-century conquests. On the other hand, a professional Catalan translation does not take a similar approach. The language refuses to add the prefix al to the nouns. You will find the prefix in the Spanish language, such as alcachofa and albondiga.
• Franco’s regime banned Catalan-speaking to promote the Spanish culture. As a result, children and newborns were not allowed to speak Catalan. The street names were changed into Spanish. Films and television programs were produced in Spanish too. Lastly, Catalan speaking individuals were severely publicly punished for disobeying.
• The Catalan language severely declined in the sixteen and seventeenth centuries. The War of Spanish Succession resulted in an unfair linguistic balance due to oppressive laws. However, the situation changed in 1833. The Ode to Homeland showcases Catalan’s beauty. The literary piece gained immense strength and was the first step toward the ongoing Catalan renaissance.