La porta és aquí.

The door is here.

Breakdown of La porta és aquí.

• ser: to be
• aquí: here
• la porta: the door

Questions & Answers about La porta és aquí.

What does each word in La porta és aquí do?

• La = the (feminine singular definite article)
• porta = door
• és = is (3rd person singular of ser)
• aquí = here

So grammatically, it is:

article + noun + verb + place adverb

Why is it la and not el?

Because porta is a feminine noun in Catalan, so it takes the feminine article la.

• la porta = the door
• el llibre = the book

As in many Romance languages, the article has to agree with the noun’s gender.

Is porta ever anything other than the noun door?