La disponibilitat és a la candidatura.

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.

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.

The accent is important. És with an accent is the 3rd person singular of ser, meaning is.

Without the accent, es is usually a pronoun, not the verb:

• és = is
• es = reflexive/pronominal oneself / itself / each other, depending on context

So in this sentence, és is the verb and must have the accent.

This is a very common question for English speakers.

In Catalan, ser can be used to express location, especially in neutral or formal language. So és a la candidatura can mean that something is in / is on / is at the candidacy or application, depending on the intended meaning.

Very roughly:

• ser often gives a neutral statement of location or identity
• estar often emphasizes state, situation, or temporary condition

In many contexts, Catalan uses ser where an English speaker might expect something closer to be located.

Here a introduces a location or placement. Depending on context, it may correspond to English at, in, or on.

So a la candidatura is not always translated word-for-word with just one English preposition. The exact English choice depends on the meaning already given in the lesson.

The key point is that a is doing the job of placing la disponibilitat in relation to la candidatura.

Because al is only used for a + el:

• a + el = al

But there is no contraction with la:

• a + la = a la

So:

• al document
• a la candidatura

Since candidatura is feminine and takes la, the correct form is a la candidatura.

The given order is the most neutral and straightforward one:

• La disponibilitat = subject
• és = verb
• a la candidatura = locative/prepositional phrase

So La disponibilitat és a la candidatura is a normal basic structure.

Catalan can change word order for emphasis, but that usually makes the sentence more marked and less beginner-friendly. For a learner, the given order is the safest one to use.

Normally, no. You would not usually say:

• Disponibilitat és a candidatura

That sounds ungrammatical.

Catalan generally needs the articles here:

• la disponibilitat
• la candidatura

If context makes the subject obvious, you might omit the whole noun phrase and say És a la candidatura, but that is different from dropping just the articles.

A careful Central Catalan pronunciation is approximately:

lə dispunibiliTAT EZ ə lə kandidəTUrə

The main stressed syllables are:

• disponibilitat
• és
• candidatura → candidatura

A more IPA-style version is:

/lə dispunibiliˈtat ˈez ə lə kandidəˈtuɾə/

If you are a beginner, the most useful thing is to remember the stress:

• disponibiliTAT
• ÉS
• candidaTUra

Not always. Depending on context, candidatura can refer to things like:

• a candidacy
• an application
• an electoral list or ticket

So even if the grammar stays the same, the best English translation may change depending on the situation. If your lesson already gives a meaning, follow that meaning for this sentence.