Breakdown of L'agència immobiliària té un anunci.
un
a
tenir
to have
l'agència immobiliària
the estate agency
l'anunci
the advertisement or listing
Questions & Answers about L'agència immobiliària té un anunci.
Why is it L'agència and not La agència?
Because la becomes l' before a singular noun that starts with a vowel or silent h.
- la + agència → l'agència
This is called elision. It helps the sentence sound smoother.
Similar examples:
- l'escola
- l'oficina
- l'habitació
So L'agència means the agency.
What does the apostrophe in L'agència do?
The apostrophe shows that a vowel was dropped from the article la.
So:
- full form: la
- before a vowel: l'
It works much like in French, and a bit like contractions in English, though it is not optional here. In this sentence, l' is simply the feminine singular definite article before agència.
Why does immobiliària come after agència?
In Catalan, adjectives often come after the noun, unlike in English.
So:
- agència immobiliària = real estate agency
This is the normal order for many descriptive adjectives in Catalan. English says real estate agency, but Catalan naturally puts the descriptive word after the noun here.