No. 2,369 in Catalan
mitjan
"Mitjan" in Catalan means "average" or "middle."
In a sentence
El mitjan de transport és essencial en aquesta ciutat.
The means of transportation is essential in this city.
In this sentence, 'mitjan' is used as a noun meaning 'means', indicating the medium or method by which something (transport) is accomplished.
Hem calculat la temperatura mitjana de la setmana passada.
We calculated the average temperature of last week.
Here, 'mitjan' modifies 'temperatura', functioning as an adjective meaning 'average', and relates to quantitative assessment.
Ells van arribar al mitjan de l'any.
They arrived at the midpoint of the year.
In this usage, 'mitjan' refers to a temporal midpoint, describing the middle portion of the year as a noun.
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