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The Catalan and Valencian grammars, the morphology and syntax of the Catalan-Valencian language, are similar to the grammar of most other Romance languages. Catalan-Valencian is a relatively synthetic and fusional language. Features include:
Some distinctive features of Catalan among Romance languages include the general lack of masculine markers (like Italian -o), a trait shared with French and Occitan; and the fact that the remote preterite tense of verbs is usually formed with a periphrasis consisting of the verb "to go" plus infinitive.