Word
El cogombre és a la nevera, al costat de l'enciam que vam comprar ahir al mercat.
Meaning
The cucumber is in the fridge, next to the lettuce that we bought yesterday at the market.
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Breakdown of El cogombre és a la nevera, al costat de l'enciam que vam comprar ahir al mercat.
ser
to be
a
in
a
at
comprar
to buy
Questions & Answers about El cogombre és a la nevera, al costat de l'enciam que vam comprar ahir al mercat.
Why is it és a la nevera and not està a la nevera?
In standard Catalan, ser is very commonly used to state the simple location of something, especially when you are just answering where is it?
So El cogombre és a la nevera is a very normal way to say The cucumber is in the fridge.
You may also hear estar in some varieties or in more colloquial speech, especially if the speaker wants to stress the temporary position or state, but és is completely natural here.
What does al costat de mean?
Al costat de means next to, beside, or more literally at the side of.
It is a fixed expression:
- al costat de la porta = next to the door
- al costat del llibre = next to the book
So al costat de l'enciam means next to the lettuce.
Why do we have al costat and al mercat, but a la nevera?