No. 2,167 in Catalan
buit
"Void" or "empty."
In a sentence
El got està buit.
The glass is empty.
Here, 'buit' is used as an adjective meaning 'empty' to describe the state of the glass.
Sento un buit al cor.
I feel an emptiness in my heart.
In this sentence, 'buit' is used as a noun meaning 'emptiness', referring to an emotional state.
He de buidar el armari perquè està ple de coses inútils.
I need to empty the closet because it is full of useless things.
Although 'buit' is not directly used here, its related verb 'buidar' (to empty) is used to describe the action of making something empty.
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