No. 35 in Catalan
ens
"Ens" in Catalan means "us" or "ourselves."
In a sentence
Ens preparem per a la festa.
We prepare ourselves for the party.
In this sentence, 'ens' is used reflexively to indicate that the subject (we) is both performing and receiving the action of preparing.
Ens ho portaran demà.
They will bring it to us tomorrow.
'Ens' functions here as an indirect object pronoun, indicating the recipients of the action (us).
Això ens inspira molt.
This inspires us a lot.
Here, 'ens' is the direct object pronoun, receiving the action of being inspired by 'Això' (this).
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