Aquest exercici és fàcil.

This exercise is easy.

Breakdown of Aquest exercici és fàcil.

• ser: to be
• aquest: this
• fàcil: easy
• l'exercici: the exercise

Questions & Answers about Aquest exercici és fàcil.

What does aquest mean here?

Aquest means this.

It is the masculine singular demonstrative, used for a noun that is masculine and singular, like exercici.

So:

• aquest exercici = this exercise

Related forms are:

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

Why is it aquest and not aquesta?

Because exercici is a masculine singular noun.

In Catalan, words like this must agree with the noun they go with. So:

• aquest exercici = this exercise
• aquesta activitat = this activity

English does not change this, but Catalan does.

Is exercici masculine or feminine, and how can I tell?