No. 255 in Catalan
aquell
"That" (used to refer to something far from the speaker).
In a sentence
Aquell és el meu llibre favorit.
That is my favorite book.
In this sentence, 'aquell' is used as a demonstrative pronoun referring to an object that is farther away from both the speaker and the listener.
Veus aquell arbre al fons del parc?
Do you see that tree at the back of the park?
Here, 'aquell' functions as a demonstrative determiner describing a specific tree located at some distance, emphasizing its position within a visual or spatial context.
Recordo aquell estiu amb molta alegria.
I remember that summer with much joy.
In this example, 'aquell' is utilized as a determiner to specify a past event (a particular summer), indicating a temporal distance from the present.
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