La fitxa és aquí.

to be

Breakdown of La fitxa és aquí.

• aquí: here
• la fitxa: the game piece

Questions & Answers about La fitxa és aquí.

Why is it la fitxa and not el fitxa?

Because fitxa is a feminine singular noun in Catalan, so it takes the feminine article la.

A few related forms:

• la fitxa = the card / token / file
• una fitxa = a card / token / file
• les fitxes = the cards / tokens / files

As in many languages, grammatical gender in Catalan is something you usually have to learn with the noun.

How do you pronounce fitxa?

The important part is tx, which sounds like English ch in chair.

So fitxa is roughly:

• FEE-cha

In Central Catalan, the final a is often reduced, so it may sound more like:

• FEE-chuh

So if you know that tx = ch, you are already most of the way there.

What form of the verb is és?

És is the 3rd person singular present of ser, meaning is.

So:

• jo sóc = I am
• tu ets = you are
• ell / ella és = he / she is

In La fitxa és aquí, the subject is la fitxa, so means .