L'únic pegat és petit.

to be

Breakdown of L'únic pegat és petit.

• petit: small
• el pegat: the repair patch
• únic: unique; only

Questions & Answers about L'únic pegat és petit.

What does L' stand for in L'únic?

Here L' is the definite article el shortened before a vowel.

• el únic becomes l'únic
• This is the masculine singular article, because pegat is masculine singular

So L'únic pegat is literally the only patch.

Catalan often shortens el and la before vowels:

• l'amic = the friend
• l'àvia = the grandmother

Why is únic placed before pegat instead of after it?

In Catalan, adjective position can affect meaning.

Here, únic before the noun means only:

• l'únic pegat = the only patch

If you put únic after the noun, it more often means unique / special / one of a kind:

• un pegat únic = a unique patch

So in this sentence, l'únic pegat is the natural way to say the only patch.

Why do únic and petit both look masculine singular?