El candidat és jove.

El is the masculine singular definite article in Catalan, meaning the.

So:

• el candidat = the candidate

It agrees with a masculine singular noun. If the noun were feminine, you would usually use la instead:

• la candidata = the female candidate

Candidat is the Catalan word for candidate. Many Catalan nouns do not look exactly like their English or Spanish equivalents.

Here, candidat is masculine singular. Its feminine form is:

• candidata

So you can have:

• el candidat = the male candidate
• la candidata = the female candidate

És is the third-person singular form of the verb ser (to be), meaning is.

• és = is

The accent matters because és is different from es, which is a pronoun in Catalan.

So in this sentence:

• El candidat és jove = The candidate is young

The accent helps show that this word is the verb.

Catalan often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb form already helps identify the subject.

In this sentence, the subject is already stated:

• El candidat

So there is no need to add a pronoun like he.

Catalan does have pronouns such as ell (he) and ella (she), but they are usually used only when needed for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

Because jove is a predicate adjective: it describes the subject after the verb to be.

This works much like English:

• The candidate is young

Catalan structure here is:

• El candidat = the subject
• és = is
• jove = young

So the order is very natural and direct in Catalan.

In the singular, jove is the same for both masculine and feminine:

• El candidat és jove = The male candidate is young
• La candidata és jove = The female candidate is young

But in the plural it changes:

• Els candidats són joves = The candidates are young
• Les candidates són joves = The female candidates are young

So:

• singular: jove
• plural: joves

A simple learner-friendly approximation is:

el can-dee-DAT es JÓ-ve

A few helpful notes:

• candidat has the stress on the last syllable: -dat
• és is pronounced like ess
• jove begins with the Catalan j, which sounds like the s in measure in many Central Catalan accents

Pronunciation varies somewhat by dialect, but that approximation is a good start.

Not with the same meaning.

• El candidat és jove means The candidate is young.
• El candidat és un jove means something more like The candidate is a young man / a youth.

So in your sentence, jove is an adjective meaning young, not a noun.

The normal neutral order is:

• El candidat és jove

Catalan can sometimes change word order for emphasis, but for a basic statement this is the most natural version.

For example, saying És jove, el candidat is possible only in a marked or special context, not as the usual beginner pattern.

So as a learner, stick with:

• subject + verb + adjective

The plural is:

• Els candidats són joves = The candidates are young

Notice all the changes:

• el → els
• candidat → candidats
• és → són
• jove → joves

This is a good example of agreement in Catalan.