Breakdown of La candidatura i la carta de presentació són importants.
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Because Catalan normally repeats the definite article before each noun when both nouns are specific and definite.
So:
- la candidatura i la carta de presentació = the application and the cover letter
Leaving out the second la would usually sound incomplete or less natural in a normal sentence.
Because the subject is plural in meaning.
Even though la candidatura is singular and la carta de presentació is singular, they are joined by i (and), so together they form a plural subject:
- la candidatura
- la carta de presentació → two things
- therefore són = are
Compare:
- La candidatura és important. = The application is important.
- La candidatura i la carta de presentació són importants. = The application and the cover letter are important.