El venedor entén el perill.

to understand

Breakdown of El venedor entén el perill.

• el venedor: the seller
• el perill: danger

Questions & Answers about El venedor entén el perill.

Why is el used twice in El venedor entén el perill?

Because el is the masculine singular definite article in Catalan, meaning the.

• el venedor = the salesman / the seller
• el perill = the danger

Catalan, like English, uses the definite article before many singular countable nouns. Here both nouns are masculine singular, so both take el.

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Is venedor masculine? How would you say the saleswoman?

Yes. venedor is a masculine singular noun.

The feminine form is usually:

• la venedora = the saleswoman / the female seller

So:

• El venedor entén el perill.
• La venedora entén el perill.

Notice both the noun and the article change:

• el → masculine singular
• la → feminine singular

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What verb is entén, and why does it have an accent mark?

Entén is the third-person singular present form of the verb entendre, meaning to understand.

So:

• jo entenc = I understand
• tu entens = you understand
• ell/ella entén = he/she understands

The accent mark in entén shows the stressed vowel and helps distinguish pronunciation. In Catalan, accent marks are an important part of spelling and often tell you where the stress falls.

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