al

In a sentence

• Vaig anar al mercat aquest matí.

  I went to the market this morning.

  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.

• Ja no queda sucre al pot.

  There is no more sugar in the jar.

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

• Els nens es van asseure al terra per jugar.

  The children sat on the floor to play.

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