El gat miola.

Because gat is a masculine noun in Catalan. The masculine singular definite article is el, so el gat means the cat.

A few useful related forms:

• el gat = the male cat / the cat
• la gata = the female cat
• els gats = the cats (masculine or mixed group)
• les gates = the female cats

In many contexts, gat can also be used generically for cat, not only specifically male cat.

It can mean both, depending on context.

• gat can mean male cat
• but it can also be used in a generic sense for cat

If you specifically want to say female cat, use gata.

So in a simple sentence like El gat miola, learners will often understand it as The cat meows, unless the context makes the cat’s sex important.

Miola is a verb form. It is the third-person singular present tense of miolar, which means to meow.

So:

• miolar = to meow
• miola = meows / is meowing, depending on context

In this sentence, el gat is the subject, and miola is the verb.

Catalan usually does not need an explicit subject pronoun when the verb form already shows the person and number.

So instead of saying something like It meows, Catalan naturally says:

• El gat miola

The noun el gat already tells you who is doing the action, so no extra pronoun is needed.

More generally, Catalan often drops subject pronouns such as jo, tu, ell, etc., unless they are needed for emphasis or clarity.

Yes, you can, but it is less neutral.

The basic, neutral word order is:

• El gat miola.

Catalan can also move things around for emphasis or style:

• Miola el gat.

That might sound more like The cat is meowing with a slight focus on the action, or it might fit a particular context better. But for a beginner, El gat miola is the safest and most standard order.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide is:

• el ≈ ehl
• gat ≈ gaht
• miola ≈ mee-OH-luh

The stress is on the o in miola:

• mi-O-la

A few pronunciation notes:

• g in gat is a hard g, like in go
• the t in gat is clearly pronounced
• miola has three syllables: mi-o-la

Depending on the Catalan variety, the vowels may sound a bit different, but this is a good starting point.

Because it follows the normal stress rules, so no written accent is needed.

In Catalan, words ending in a vowel are usually stressed on the second-to-last syllable. Since miola ends in -a, the natural stress is:

• mi-O-la

Because that stress is regular, no accent mark is written.

It can mean either one, depending on context.

The Catalan present tense often covers both:

• The cat meows
• The cat is meowing

So El gat miola could describe:

• a general habit: The cat meows
• something happening now: The cat is meowing

If the situation is not clear, context usually tells you which meaning is intended.

The dictionary form is miolar, meaning to meow.

This is the infinitive form, the one you would look up in a dictionary.

A few present-tense forms are:

• jo miolo = I meow / am meowing
• tu mioles = you meow / are meowing
• ell / ella miola = he / she meows / is meowing

For this sentence, the important point is that miola matches a third-person singular subject such as el gat.

Very often, yes, but not always in a strict word-for-word way.

In this sentence, el is the definite article, so the is the natural English equivalent:

• el gat = the cat

However, article use does not always match perfectly between Catalan and English in every sentence. Still, for this example, thinking of el as the is exactly right.

The plural would be:

• Els gats miolen. = The cats meow.

Here is what changes:

• el → els
• gat → gats
• miola → miolen

This shows agreement between the subject and the verb: a plural subject takes a plural verb form.

Yes. Miolar is the normal Catalan verb meaning to meow.

So:

• El gat miola = The cat meows / is meowing

You may also see sound words or onomatopoeia in other contexts, but miolar is the standard verb you use for the animal’s action.

Normally, El gat miola is understood as The cat meows because el is a definite article.

If you wanted A cat meows, you would usually say:

• Un gat miola.

So:

• el gat = the cat
• un gat = a cat

That said, in some broad generic statements, languages sometimes use the definite article where English might prefer something else, but for a beginner, it is best to read el gat as the cat.