No. 370 in Catalan

mal

"Mal" in Catalan means "bad," "evil," or "harm."

In a sentence

Estic malalt perquè tinc mal de cap.
I am sick because I have a headache.
Here, 'mal' is used as a noun meaning 'pain' in the phrase 'mal de cap', which translates to 'headache'.
Aquest llibre es troba en mal estat.
This book is in poor condition.
In this sentence, 'mal' is used as an adjective to describe something in a bad condition.
Va acabar malament aquell projecte.
That project ended badly.
Here, 'malament' (derived from 'mal') is used as an adverb to describe how an action concluded.

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