al

This is the 10th most frequent Catalan word.


al

"Al" is the contraction of "a el," meaning "to the" in English.


In this sentence, 'al' is the contraction of 'a' and 'el', which means 'to the'. It is commonly used to describe movement or direction to a specific place that has a masculine article.

Vaig anar al mercat aquest matí.

I went to the market this morning.


Here, 'al' combines 'a' (in) and 'el' (the) to indicate location within a specific masculine-singular noun.

Ja no queda sucre al pot.

There is no more sugar in the jar.


In this instance, 'al' also represents the contraction of 'a' and 'el', referring to a specific masculine singular noun (the floor) as the location.

Els nens es van asseure al terra per jugar.

The children sat on the floor to play.