Aquesta regla és fàcil.

to be

Breakdown of Aquesta regla és fàcil.

• aquest: this
• fàcil: easy
• la regla: the rule

Questions & Answers about Aquesta regla és fàcil.

What does aquesta mean, and why is it used here?

Aquesta means this.

It is the feminine singular form of the demonstrative adjective, and it matches regla, which is a feminine singular noun.

The basic pattern is:

• aquest = this (masculine singular)
• aquesta = this (feminine singular)
• aquests = these (masculine plural)
• aquestes = these (feminine plural)

So:

• aquesta regla = this rule

Why is it aquesta regla and not aquest regla?

Because Catalan adjectives and determiners often agree in gender and number with the noun.

Regla is a feminine singular noun, so the demonstrative must also be feminine singular:

• aquesta regla = this rule

If the noun were masculine, you would use aquest instead:

• aquest llibre = this book

Does regla only mean rule?