vau

This is the 6931st most frequent Catalan word.


vau

"Vau" is the second-person plural form of the past tense of "anar" (you [plural] went).


In this sentence, 'vau' is the second person plural form of the verb 'anar' in the past tense ('preterite'), used to indicate an action performed by 'vosaltres' ('you all').

Ahir a la nit, vau anar al concert?

Last night, did you go to the concert?


Here, 'vau' serves a similar role, as a second person plural auxiliary verb used in past contexts, accompanying the past participle 'veure' ('watched').

Vau veure la pel·lícula nova de ciència-ficció que recomanen?

Did you watch the new science-fiction movie they are recommending?


In this context, 'vau' provides the past tense form of 'estudiar' when referring to actions the second person plural subject 'vosaltres' undertook.

Si vau estudiar, us anirà bé a l'examen.

If you studied, you will do well in the exam.