No. 4,467 in Catalan
menja
"Menja" means "food" or "a meal" in English.
In a sentence
Ell menja una poma.
He eats an apple.
The word 'menja' is used here as the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb 'menjar,' meaning 'to eat.' It indicates what 'he' is doing—eating.
De vegades, menja al restaurant de la cantonada.
Sometimes, he/she eats at the corner restaurant.
In this sentence, 'menja' is again the third-person singular present indicative form of 'menjar.' It describes a habitual activity in a specific location.
Quan sopem junts, sempre es menja tota la seva verdura.
When we have dinner together, he/she always eats all his/her vegetables.
Here, 'es menja' is the reflexive form, indicating that he/she eats the entirety of the vegetables, emphasizing the action's completion.
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