Els subministraments estan inclosos.

Els is the masculine plural definite article in Catalan. It means the.

So:

• el = the, masculine singular
• els = the, masculine plural

In this sentence, subministraments is a masculine plural noun, so it takes els.

Subministraments is the standard Catalan noun meaning supplies or, in many practical contexts, utilities/services supplied.

In housing, rental, hotel, or office contexts, els subministraments often refers to things like:

• electricity
• water
• gas
• internet, sometimes

So although the basic idea is supplies, in real-life usage it can often be understood as utilities.

Catalan, like Spanish, often distinguishes between ser and estar.

Here, estan inclosos uses estar because it describes a resulting state or condition: the utilities are included.

So:

• són would come from ser
• estan comes from estar

In this kind of sentence, estar inclòs / inclosa / inclosos / incloses is the normal pattern for saying something is included.

Estan is the third person plural present tense of estar.

Full present tense of estar:

• jo estic
• tu estàs
• ell/ella/vostè està
• nosaltres estem
• vosaltres esteu
• ells/elles/vostès estan

Because els subministraments is plural, the verb must also be plural: estan.

Because Catalan adjectives and participles agree in gender and number with the noun they describe.

Here:

• subministraments is masculine plural
• so inclòs becomes inclosos = masculine plural

The pattern is:

• inclòs = masculine singular
• inclosa = feminine singular
• inclosos = masculine plural
• incloses = feminine plural

So the whole sentence agrees grammatically:

• Els = masculine plural
• subministraments = masculine plural
• estan = plural
• inclosos = masculine plural

The singular masculine version would be:

El subministrament està inclòs.

That means The supply is included.

If you needed feminine singular with another noun, the pattern would be:

• La ... està inclosa.

So this sentence is a good example of how Catalan changes articles, verbs, and adjectives to match the noun.

Yes, it is natural, especially in formal or practical contexts such as:

• rental listings
• contracts
• hotel descriptions
• invoices
• office or service information

However, depending on context, Catalan speakers might also use more specific wording, especially if they mean utilities in a rental context. For example, they may mention the individual services directly.

Still, Els subministraments estan inclosos is perfectly understandable and natural.

Catalan often uses the definite article where English may omit it.

English:

• Utilities are included

Catalan:

• Els subministraments estan inclosos

This is normal. Catalan generally prefers the article with nouns in many contexts where English sounds more natural without it.

So even if English does not say the, Catalan may still need els.

A helpful approximate pronunciation is:

soob-mee-nees-truh-MENTS

A few points:

• the stress falls on the last syllable: -ments
• sub- sounds closer to soob than English sub
• Catalan vowels are usually clearer and shorter than in English

You do not need a perfect accent at first, but it is useful to remember the final stress.

It is historically a past participle of incloure = to include, but in sentences like this it behaves very much like an adjective.

So in practice, learners can think of estar + inclòs/inclosa/inclosos/incloses as a common pattern meaning:

• to be included

That is why agreement is so important:

• està inclòs
• està inclosa
• estan inclosos
• estan incloses

The infinitive is incloure, meaning to include.

Some useful related forms:

• incloure = to include
• inclòs / inclosa / inclosos / incloses = included

So the sentence literally works like:

• The supplies/utilities are included

The word order is very straightforward:

• Els subministraments = the subject
• estan = the verb
• inclosos = the complement

So it follows a simple subject + verb + adjective/participle pattern.

This makes it easy to reuse:

• Els impostos estan inclosos. = The taxes are included.
• Les despeses estan incloses. = The expenses are included.

It is a very useful model sentence for everyday Catalan.