La baralla és sobre la taula.

to be

Breakdown of La baralla és sobre la taula.

• sobre: on
• la taula: the table
• la baralla: the deck of cards

Questions & Answers about La baralla és sobre la taula.

Why is it la baralla and la taula? Are both nouns feminine?

Yes. Both baralla and taula are feminine singular nouns, so they take the definite article la.

• la baralla
• la taula

In Catalan, articles must agree with the noun in gender and number.

A quick note: noun gender in Catalan does not always match English logic, so it is something you often just have to learn with the noun.

What does és mean here, and why does it have an accent?

És is the 3rd person singular form of the verb ser (to be), so here it means is.

The accent matters:

• és = is
• es = a pronoun, often meaning something like oneself / himself / herself / itself depending on the sentence

So the accent helps distinguish two different words.

Why is the sentence structured as La baralla és sobre la taula? Is that the normal word order?