No. 3,844 in Catalan
barats
"Barats" means "cheap" or "inexpensive" in English.
In a sentence
A la botiga, vaig trobar uns llibres barats.
At the shop, I found some cheap books.
In this sentence, 'barats' is used as an adjective describing the books.
Els preus dels habitatges són poc barats actualment.
The prices of housing are not very cheap nowadays.
Here, 'barats' is employed to discuss the affordability, or the lack thereof, of housing prices.
Aquestes sabates són molt barates perquè estan en oferta.
These shoes are very cheap because they are on sale.
In this example, 'barata' is used in its feminine form to refer specifically to the price of the shoes as an adjective.
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