Word
Aquest examen sembla més fàcil que l'altre.
Meaning
This exam seems easier than the other one.
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Questions & Answers about Aquest examen sembla més fàcil que l'altre.
Why is it aquest examen and not aquesta examen?
Because examen is a masculine singular noun in Catalan, so it takes the masculine singular demonstrative aquest.
Agreement pattern:
- aquest = this (masculine singular)
- aquesta = this (feminine singular)
- aquests = these (masculine plural)
- aquestes = these (feminine plural)
So:
- aquest examen = this exam
- aquesta prova = this test
Even though examen does not end in a typically masculine-looking ending, it is still masculine.
What does sembla mean here, and why is it sembla?
Sembla comes from the verb semblar, which means to seem or to appear.
It is sembla because the subject is aquest examen, which is third person singular:
- jo semblo = I seem
- tu sembles = you seem
- ell/ella sembla = he/she/it seems
So Aquest examen sembla... literally means This exam seems...
In this sentence, sembla expresses appearance or impression, not an absolute fact.
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