És possible avui.

to be

Breakdown of És possible avui.

• avui: today
• possible: possible

Questions & Answers about És possible avui.

What does és mean here, and why does it have an accent?

És is the third-person singular present form of ser, meaning is.

The accent is important: és with an accent means is, while es without an accent is a different word, often a reflexive or object pronoun, like himself / herself / itself in some contexts.

So in this sentence, és is simply the verb is.

Why is there no word for it in the sentence?

Catalan often leaves out subjects that English requires.

In English, you say It is possible today, using a dummy subject, it. In Catalan, that kind of empty subject is usually not expressed, so És possible avui is perfectly normal.

You can think of it as:

• English: It is possible today
• Catalan: Is possible today

Even though that sounds incomplete in English, it is natural in Catalan.

Why is ser used here instead of estar?