La postura és correcta.

The posture is correct.

Breakdown of La postura és correcta.

• ser: to be
• correcte: correct
• la postura: the posture

Questions & Answers about La postura és correcta.

What does la mean here?

La is the feminine singular definite article, so it means the.

In La postura és correcta, postura is a feminine singular noun, so Catalan uses la:

• la postura = the posture

Like English the, the article itself does not change for definiteness, but in Catalan it agrees with gender and number:

• el = masculine singular
• la = feminine singular
• els = masculine plural
• les = feminine plural

Is postura basically the same word as English posture?

Yes. Postura is a close cognate of English posture and means the same sort of thing: body position, bearing, or stance.

Because it ends in -a, it is typically feminine in Catalan:

• la postura

So this word is relatively easy for English speakers to recognize.

Why is it és and not està?