La corretja i l'arnès són diferents.

to be

Breakdown of La corretja i l'arnès són diferents.

• i: and
• la corretja: the pet leash
• l'arnès: the pet harness

Questions & Answers about La corretja i l'arnès són diferents.

Why is it l'arnès and not el arnès?

Because Catalan usually shortens el and la to l' before a word that begins with a vowel or silent h.

• el arnès → l'arnès
• la escola → l'escola

So arnès is a masculine noun, but before a-, the article becomes l'.

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Why does the sentence use La corretja but l'arnès?

The article depends on both gender and the first sound of the noun.

• corretja is feminine, so it takes la
• arnès is masculine, so it takes el, but before a vowel that becomes l'

So:

• la corretja
• el arnès → l'arnès

A good habit is to learn nouns together with their article: la corretja, l'arnès.

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Why is there an article before both nouns?