La pila és nova.

The disposable battery is new.

Breakdown of La pila és nova.

• ser: to be
• nou: new
• la pila: the disposable battery

Questions & Answers about La pila és nova.

Why is it la and not el?

Because pila is a feminine singular noun in Catalan, so it takes the feminine singular definite article la.

• la pila = the battery / the pile / etc. depending on context
• masculine singular nouns usually take el

So the article has to match the noun’s gender and number.

Why is it és with an accent?

És is the 3rd person singular present form of ser: is.

The accent matters because:

• és = is
• es = a pronoun, like himself/herself/itself in some contexts, or part of pronominal constructions

So in La pila és nova, the accent shows that this is the verb is, not the pronoun es.

Why is it nova and not nou?