La sort és important.

to be

Breakdown of La sort és important.

• important: important
• la sort: luck

Questions & Answers about La sort és important.

Why is there la in La sort? In English we usually just say luck.

Catalan often uses the definite article with abstract nouns when talking about something in a general sense. So La sort means luck as a general concept.

That is different from English, which often leaves out the article in sentences like Luck is important.

So:

• La sort és important = Luck is important
• literally, it looks like The luck is important, but that is not how it is understood in English

Using the article here is completely normal in Catalan.

What does the accent in és do?

The accent in és is important because it distinguishes this word from es.

• és = is (third-person singular of ser, to be)
• es = a pronoun used in reflexive/passive constructions

So in this sentence:

• La sort és important = Luck is important

The accent helps you recognize that és is the verb.

It also marks the stressed vowel pronunciation.

Why is it important and not importanta, since sort is feminine?