El paquet és petit, però la bústia del carrer també és petita.

The package is small, but the mailbox on the street is also small.

Breakdown of El paquet és petit, però la bústia del carrer també és petita.

• ser: to be
• petit: small
• però: but
• el carrer: the street

Questions & Answers about El paquet és petit, però la bústia del carrer també és petita.

Why is it petit with paquet, but petita with bústia?

Because adjectives in Catalan usually agree with the noun they describe in gender and number.

• paquet is masculine singular → petit
• bústia is feminine singular → petita

This is very common in Catalan:

• un cotxe petit = a small car
• una casa petita = a small house

So the adjective changes form depending on the noun.

What does del carrer mean exactly?

del carrer means of the street or more naturally in English, on the street / in the street depending on context.

It is made of:

• de = of/from
• el carrer = the street

So:

• de + el = del

This contraction is required in normal Catalan.

In this sentence, la bústia del carrer means something like the mailbox/postbox on the street or the street mailbox.

Why is it del and not de el?