No. 972 in Catalan
manuel
In Catalan, "manuel" refers to a manual or handbook.
In a sentence
El Manuel és un gran músic.
Manuel is a great musician.
In this sentence, 'Manuel' is used as a proper noun, specifically a given name for a person.
Has vist el manual d'instruccions?
Have you seen the instruction manual?
Here, 'manual' refers to an instructional booklet or guide, demonstrating its usage as a common noun.
Això es fa de manera manual.
This is done manually.
The word 'manual' in this case is an adjective, describing an action performed by hand.
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