acompanya

Acompanya is a Catalan verb form: the third-person singular present indicative of acompanyar, the verb meaning to accompany. Acompanyar belongs to the regular -ar conjugation in Catalan, and its use covers both physical and figurative senses of accompaniment.

In usage, acompanya is a transitive verb that takes a direct object representing the person or thing being accompanied. It can refer to accompanying someone to a place, or to providing musical, visual, or social accompaniment. For example: Ell acompanya la seva mare al metge. La música acompanya la pel·lícula. These examples illustrate both a literal and a contextual sense of accompaniment.

Conjugation and forms: present indicative forms of acompanyar include jo acompanyo, tu acompanyes, ell/ella acompanya, nosaltres acompanyem, vosaltres acompanyeu, ells/ella acompanyen. The specific form shown here, acompanya, is used for the third person singular. Related forms include the gerund acompayant and the past participle acompanyat.

Etymology and cognates: acompanyar is cognate with Spanish acompañar and French accompagner, sharing a common Romance-language lineage, typically traced back to Latin roots connected with the idea of togetherness or accompaniment. The term and its cognates are used in similar senses across these languages to express going with or supporting someone or something.