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Questions & Answers about La parcel·la és petita.
Why does the sentence start with la?
La is the feminine singular definite article in Catalan, equivalent to the in English.
So in La parcel·la, the noun parcel·la is treated as a feminine singular noun, and the article has to match it.
- la parcel·la = the plot / the parcel
- Compare:
- el llibre = the book (masculine singular)
- la casa = the house (feminine singular)
Why is it parcel·la and not something else? Is it a feminine noun?
Yes, parcel·la is a feminine noun in Catalan.
A learner may notice that it ends in -a, which often suggests a feminine noun in Catalan, though not always. In this case, it is indeed feminine, which is why it uses:
- la parcel·la
- petita (not petit)
So the article and adjective both agree with the noun’s gender.
What is the dot in parcel·la?