No. 3,993 in Catalan

contractat

"Hired" or "contracted."

In a sentence

Ahir, el meu amic va ser contractat per una nova empresa.
Yesterday, my friend was employed by a new company.
Here, 'contractat' is used as the past participle of the verb 'contractar', indicating that the person has been hired.
El servei d'internet està contractat per un any.
The internet service is contracted for one year.
In this sentence, 'contractat' refers to the state of a service agreement made as part of a contract.
Els treballadors contractats rebran informació sobre el projecte.
The hired workers will receive information about the project.
'Contractats' here is used as an adjective derived from the past participle 'contractat', describing workers who are hired.

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