No. 9,245 in Catalan

graves

"Graves" in Catalan means "serious" or "severe."

In a sentence

Els accidents amb ferits greus són preocupants.
Accidents with serious injuries are worrying.
In this sentence, 'greus' refers to the severity of the injuries (serious injuries).
Les conseqüències de les seves accions són greus.
The consequences of their actions are serious.
Here, 'greus' is used to describe the weight or significance of the consequences (grave consequences).
Les paraules greus s'accentuen si no acaben en vocal,
Grave words (words stressed on the second-to-last syllable) have an accent if they do not end in a vowel, 's,' or 'n'.
This sentence employs 'greus' to teach a linguistic concept, referring to the stress pattern of certain words in Catalan.

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