How to use the indefinite article in Catalan

How to use the indefinite article in Cata­lan

You want to learn how to use the indefinite article in Catalan? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Catalan lessons complete with useful examples. An apple, a house, a book... we explain it all to you in short, easy to follow lessons.

The Cata­lan indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. The English indefinite article 'a' is 'un' or 'una' in Catalan. The word 'un' is used with masculine nouns and the word 'una' is used with feminine nouns.

Examples

un llibre
a book
una dona
a woman
una cosa
a thing
un home
a man
una paraula
a word
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Cata­lan

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Catalan, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns llibre, cadira and porta (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are un llibre, una cadira and una porta (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Catalan including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Catalan nouns llibre, cadira and porta, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Catalan).

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