L'entrenador mira l'equilibri i el ritme.

The trainer checks balance and pace.

Breakdown of L'entrenador mira l'equilibri i el ritme.

• i: and
• mirar: to check
• l'entrenador: the trainer or coach
• l'equilibri: the balance

Questions & Answers about L'entrenador mira l'equilibri i el ritme.

Why is L'entrenador written with an apostrophe?

Because el becomes l' before a singular noun that starts with a vowel or mute h.

So:

• el entrenador → l'entrenador
• el equilibri → l'equilibri

This is very common in Catalan and works much like apostrophe use in French. It helps the sentence sound smoother.

Why do we have l'equilibri but el ritme?

Because equilibri begins with a vowel, so the masculine singular article el contracts to l':

• el + equilibri → l'equilibri

But ritme begins with a consonant, so the full article stays:

• el ritme

So the difference is just about the first sound of the noun.

What part of speech is entrenador, and is it masculine?

Entrenador is a noun meaning trainer or coach, and here it is masculine singular.

That is why it takes the masculine singular article l' (from el):

• l'entrenador = the coach / the trainer

The feminine form is entrenadora:

• =