No. 1,020 in Catalan
inicial
"Inicial" in Catalan means "initial" in English.
In a sentence
El pla inicial era viatjar a París.
The initial plan was to travel to Paris.
Here, 'inicial' is used as an adjective describing 'pla,' indicating that the plan was the first or original one.
El punt inicial de la carrera es troba al cim de la muntanya.
The starting point of the race is located at the top of the mountain.
In this sentence, 'inicial' describes 'punt,' specifying where the beginning of the race occurs.
Ens han donat instruccions inicials abans de començar.
They gave us initial instructions before starting.
For this example, 'inicials' modifies 'instruccions,' denoting that these were the instructions provided at the start.
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