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?