La llanta és recta.

The wheel rim is straight.

Breakdown of La llanta és recta.

• ser: to be
• recte: straight
• la llanta: the wheel rim

Questions & Answers about La llanta és recta.

Why does the sentence start with la?

La is the feminine singular definite article in Catalan, equivalent to the in English.

Because llanta is a feminine singular noun, it takes la:

• la llanta = the rim
• una llanta = a rim

So La llanta és recta literally follows the pattern The rim is straight.

How do I know llanta is feminine?

You usually learn the gender together with the noun, so it is best to memorize it as la llanta, not just llanta.

In this sentence, you can also tell it is feminine because:

• the article is la
• the adjective is recta, the feminine form

So the whole sentence gives you two clues that llanta is feminine.

Why is it és and not es?

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

• és = is

So:

• La llanta és recta = The rim is straight

By contrast, es without an accent is a different word, often a reflexive or impersonal pronoun, like oneself / itself / each other depending on context.

The accent matters because it distinguishes two different words.

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