Questions & Answers about La roda és sobre el terra.
Why are there two different words for the: la and el?
Catalan articles change with the gender of the noun.
- la = the for a feminine singular noun
- el = the for a masculine singular noun
So in this sentence:
- la roda = the wheel
- el terra = the floor / the ground
This is one of the first things English speakers notice, because English uses just the for everything.
Why is it la roda? Is roda a feminine noun?
Yes. Roda is a feminine noun in Catalan, so it takes la:
- la roda = the wheel
As in many Romance languages, grammatical gender is something you usually have to learn together with the noun.
Why is it el terra and not la terra?