This is the 5465th most frequent Catalan word.
comparada
"Comparada" in English means "compared."
Here, 'comparada' is used as a past participle adjective to describe 'anàlisi' as comparative.
En la seva tesi, la Maria va presentar una anàlisi comparada de diverses obres literàries.
In her thesis, Maria presented a comparative analysis of various literary works.
In this sentence, 'comparada' is used as a past participle in a passive construction indicating a comparison.
La situació del camp ara és millor comparada amb la de fa cinc anys.
The situation in the countryside now is better compared to that of five years ago.
Here, 'comparada' is a past participle form accompanying the auxiliary verb, forming the present perfect tense.