No. 12 in Catalan

com

"Com" in Catalan means "how" or "as."

In a sentence

Com estàs avui?
How are you today?
Here, 'com' is used as an interrogative adverb to ask about the manner or state of being of someone.
Suportaré aquest repte com un guerrer.
I will face this challenge like a warrior.
In this sentence, 'com' is employed as a conjunction to draw a comparison, indicating 'like' or 'as'.
Com que no va ploure, vam anar a la platja.
Since it did not rain, we went to the beach.
In this scenario, 'com' is part of the phrase 'com que' serving as a conjunction to express causality, which can be translated as 'since' or 'because'.

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