iva

This is the 3484th most frequent Catalan word.


iva

"IVA" in Catalan refers to "Value Added Tax (VAT)."


IVA is used here as a noun referring to Value Added Tax in a fiscal context.

L'IVA és del 21% en aquest producte.

The VAT is 21% on this product.


Iva is mistakenly or archaically used here in place of 'anava', showing a regional or informal speech pattern.

Em va dir que no hi iva ningú a la reunió.

He told me that no one went to the meeting.


Iva here represents a conjugation (past imperfect subjunctive) of the verb 'anar', meaning 'to go', within a conditional clause suggesting a hypothetical situation.

Va dir que si iva conduir no begués res.

He said that if he was going to drive, he shouldn’t drink anything.