El pegat és petit.

The repair patch is small.

Breakdown of El pegat és petit.

• ser: to be
• petit: small
• el pegat: the repair patch

Questions & Answers about El pegat és petit.

Why does the sentence start with el?

El is the masculine singular definite article in Catalan, equivalent to the in English.

So:

• el pegat = the patch

Catalan normally uses articles in many of the same places as English, though not always in exactly the same way.

What does pegat mean grammatically? Is it masculine or feminine?

Pegat is a masculine singular noun in this sentence.

You can tell because it uses:

• el = masculine singular the
• petit = masculine singular form of small

If the noun were feminine, the article and adjective would usually change too.

Why is it és and not es?

És with an accent is the 3rd person singular of the verb ser:

• és = is

So:

• El pegat és petit. = The patch is small.

By contrast, es without an accent is usually a pronoun in Catalan, not the verb is.

The accent helps distinguish them clearly.

What verb is és from?