No. 177 in Catalan
joan
"Joan" is a Catalan male given name, equivalent to "John" in English.
In a sentence
Joan va anar al mercat aquest matí.
Joan went to the market this morning.
In this sentence, 'Joan' is a proper noun serving as a subject, referring to a person's name.
Quan jo anava al bosc, sempre hi trobava pau.
When I used to go to the forest, I always found peace there.
This sentence does not include 'Joan' but uses 'jo' which means 'I', showing the importance of distinguishing different similar-looking words.
Aquest any hem conegut en Joan, un amic de la família.
This year, we met Joan, a friend of the family.
In this sentence, 'Joan' is introduced with the article 'en', a typical Catalan construct when introducing or referring to a male person informally.
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