El llogater vol renovar el contracte.

Because voler is the infinitive, meaning to want, while vol is the conjugated form meaning wants.

In this sentence, the subject is el llogater = the tenant, which is third-person singular, so Catalan uses:

• voler = to want
• vol = he/she/it wants

So:

• El llogater vol... = The tenant wants...

A few related forms are:

• jo vull = I want
• tu vols = you want
• ell/ella vol = he/she wants
• nosaltres volem = we want

After vol (wants), Catalan uses another verb in the infinitive, just as English uses to + verb.

So:

• vol renovar = wants to renew

The difference is that Catalan does not insert a separate word equivalent to English to here. The infinitive itself is enough.

Compare:

• Vol renovar el contracte. = He wants to renew the contract.
• Vull menjar. = I want to eat.
• Volen marxar. = They want to leave.

Because both nouns are definite:

• el llogater = the tenant
• el contracte = the contract

Catalan uses the definite article before each noun, just as English does in this sentence.

Here, el is the masculine singular definite article. Other forms are:

• el = masculine singular
• la = feminine singular
• els = masculine plural
• les = feminine plural

So if the nouns changed, the article would change too.

Yes, llogater is masculine singular.

The feminine form is usually llogatera.

So:

• el llogater = the male tenant
• la llogatera = the female tenant

If you are speaking generically, context matters. In some situations, masculine forms may be used generically, but if you know the person is female, llogatera is the natural choice.

A useful rough guide is lyo-guh-TER.

A few pronunciation notes:

• ll in Catalan is traditionally a sound similar to lli in million, though in many accents it can sound closer to y.
• g before a is a hard g, like in go.
• The stress falls on the last syllable: llo-ga-TER.

So depending on accent, you may hear something like:

• lyo-guh-TER
• or yo-guh-TER

Both can reflect real Catalan pronunciation patterns.

This is the normal Catalan word order:

subject + verb + infinitive + object

So:

• El llogater = subject
• vol = main conjugated verb
• renovar = infinitive dependent on vol
• el contracte = object of renovar

This is very similar to standard English word order:

• The tenant wants to renew the contract.

Catalan can sometimes change word order for emphasis, but this sentence is the most neutral and natural arrangement.

Contracte is simply the Catalan noun for contract. It is a masculine noun:

• el contracte = the contract

Its plural is:

• els contractes = the contracts

Although it looks similar to the English word, the pronunciation and spelling follow Catalan patterns. The stress is on the second-to-last syllable: con-TRAC-te.

Yes. Renovar el contracte is a perfectly natural way to say renew the contract, including in a housing or rental context.

Because the subject is el llogater (the tenant), the sentence strongly suggests a rental agreement or lease.

So in context, contracte here is very likely the rental contract.

In normal Catalan, no. That would sound incomplete or unnatural.

Catalan usually needs the article here:

• El llogater vol renovar el contracte.

Leaving out the articles would sound telegraphic, like note-taking or headlines, not normal everyday grammar.

Yes, el becomes l' before a vowel or silent h:

• l'home = the man
• l'amic = the friend

But here the next words begin with consonants:

• llogater
• contracte

So the full form el is used in both places:

• el llogater
• el contracte