No. 578 in Catalan
kíiv
"Kíiv" in Catalan means "Kyiv," the capital city of Ukraine.
In a sentence
Kíiv és la capital d'Ucraïna.
Kiev is the capital of Ukraine.
In this sentence, 'Kíiv' is used as a proper noun referring to the city and capital of Ukraine.
Vaig visitar Kíiv l'any passat.
I visited Kiev last year.
Here, 'Kíiv' is utilized as the object of the verb 'visitar', indicating the city visited.
La història de Kíiv és fascinant.
The history of Kiev is fascinating.
In this sentence, 'Kíiv' functions as part of a possessive structure, denoting the city whose history is being described.
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