Questions & Answers about Aquest lloc està lliure.
What does aquest mean, and why is it not aquesta?
Aquest means this and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
Here, the noun is lloc (place/seat/spot), which is masculine singular, so you use:
- aquest lloc = this place / this seat / this spot
Other forms are:
- aquesta = this (feminine singular)
- aquests = these (masculine plural)
- aquestes = these (feminine plural)
So it is aquest because lloc is masculine singular.
What exactly does lloc mean here?
Lloc literally means place, spot, or position. In context, it can also mean seat if you are talking about somewhere to sit.
So depending on the situation, Aquest lloc està lliure could be understood as:
- This place is free
- This spot is free
- This seat is free
Catalan often uses lloc in situations where English might choose a more specific word from context.
Why is it està and not és?