tornat

Tornat is a Catalan word with several grammatical uses related to the verb tornar, meaning to return. As a past participle, tornat is used to describe someone or something that has returned. It is masculine singular; feminine singular is marcada by torna da, making tornar. The form changes to tornats (masculine plural) and tornades (feminine plural) when acting as an adjective that agrees with a noun.

In addition to its participle use, tornat can function as an adjective in noun phrases. For example, in a sentence like la carta tornada, it means “the returned letter,” with the feminine noun carta and the feminine past participle tornada. The word tornat also appears as part of the related noun tornada, which means “the return” or “the homecoming” itself, used independently to refer to the act or event of returning, as in la tornada a casa.

Etymologically, tornat derives from the Latin tornare or a related root in the Romance languages that gives rise to the verb tornar in Catalan. It shares cognates with other Iberian and Romance languages, though its exact forms and usage are specific to Catalan grammar.

Usage notes:

- Ha tornat means “he/she has returned.”

- Tornat/tornada agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies (e.g., un home tornat, una carta tornada).

- Tornada can also be used as a standalone noun meaning the act of returning, as in la tornada de casa.

See also: tornar, tornada.