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Why is there el at the beginning?
El is the masculine singular definite article, equivalent to the in English.
So el guanyador means the winner.
In Catalan, as in English, you normally use the definite article when you are talking about a specific person or thing already identified in context.
What does guanyador mean grammatically?
Guanyador is a noun meaning winner.
It comes from the verb guanyar (to win) plus the ending -dor, which often forms a person who does an action.
A few similar patterns are:
- guanyar → guanyador = to win → winner
- treballar → treballador = to work → worker
So this is a very useful word-building pattern to recognize.
Is guanyador masculine? How would I say the female winner is happy?