Questions & Answers about La durada és al contracte.
What does al mean here?
Al is the contraction of a + el.
So:
- a el contracte → al contracte
In this sentence, al contracte is usually understood in English as in the contract. Catalan often uses a where English would use in.
Why is it és and not està?
És is the 3rd person singular of ser: is.
A very common learner question is this one, especially if they know Spanish. Catalan uses ser much more often than Spanish for simple location or where something is found.
So La durada és al contracte is a normal structure for saying that the information is found there.
Why is there la before durada?
Because durada is a feminine singular noun, so it takes la:
- la durada
It also shows that we are talking about a specific duration, not the concept of duration in general.
What kind of word is durada?