Breakdown of La disponibilitat és a la candidatura.
ser
to be
a
in
la candidatura
the job application
la disponibilitat
the availability
Questions & Answers about La disponibilitat és a la candidatura.
Why is there la before both nouns?
Catalan uses the definite article much more often than English does. So la disponibilitat and la candidatura are both perfectly normal.
A native English speaker may expect something more like bare nouns, but Catalan often keeps the article:
- la disponibilitat
- la candidatura
This is especially common when the noun is specific, understood from context, or used as a general concept in a formal sentence.
Why is disponibilitat feminine?
Because disponibilitat is a feminine noun. In Catalan, nouns ending in -tat are very often feminine, for example:
- la ciutat
- la universitat
- la possibilitat
So it takes the feminine singular article la.
Candidatura is also feminine, which is why you also get la candidatura.
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