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Questions & Answers about L'embalatge està danyat.
What does L' mean in L'embalatge?
It is the definite article el shortened before a vowel. So el embalatge becomes l'embalatge. It means the, and it is pronounced together with the noun.
Is embalatge masculine or feminine?
It is masculine singular: l'embalatge or un embalatge. That is why the describing word is danyat, the masculine singular form. Many Catalan nouns ending in -atge are masculine.
Why is it danyat and not danyada?
Because danyat has to agree with embalatge in gender and number. Since embalatge is masculine singular, the correct form is danyat.
The pattern is:
- danyat = masculine singular
- danyada = feminine singular
- danyats = masculine plural
- danyades = feminine plural
Why do we use està instead of és?