This is the 370th most frequent Catalan word.
mal
"Mal" in Catalan means "bad," "evil," or "harm."
Here, 'mal' is used as a noun meaning 'pain' in the phrase 'mal de cap', which translates to 'headache'.
Estic malalt perquè tinc mal de cap.
I am sick because I have a headache.
In this sentence, 'mal' is used as an adjective to describe something in a bad condition.
Aquest llibre es troba en mal estat.
This book is in poor condition.
Here, 'malament' (derived from 'mal') is used as an adverb to describe how an action concluded.