La regla és clara.

The rule is clear.

Breakdown of La regla és clara.

• ser: to be
• la regla: the rule
• clar: clear

Questions & Answers about La regla és clara.

Why is it la regla and not el regla?

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

• la regla = the rule
• el llibre = the book

In Catalan, as in many Romance languages, nouns have grammatical gender, and the article must match that gender.

How do I know that regla is feminine?

One clue is the ending: nouns ending in -a are often feminine in Catalan, and regla is one of them.

That said, you cannot rely on the ending 100% of the time, so it is best to learn nouns together with their article:

• la regla
• la casa
• la taula

Learning the article and noun together helps you remember gender naturally.

What does és mean here?

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

So:

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

In La regla és clara, és links the subject (la regla) with the adjective (clara), just like is in English.