No. 855 in Catalan

mil

The Catalan word "mil" means "thousand" in English.

In a sentence

Hi ha mil estels al cel aquesta nit.
There are a thousand stars in the sky tonight.
In this sentence, 'mil' is used as a numeral adjective meaning 'one thousand' to describe the quantity of stars.
És una obra que val mil elogis.
It is a work that deserves a thousand praises.
Here, 'mil' functions as a qualitative exaggeration in expressing a large, figurative number of praises.
L'edifici mil de l'empresa és el més gran.
The thousandth building of the company is the largest.
In this example, 'mil' signifies an ordinal number (thousandth), specifying the sequential position of the building.

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