No. 9,972 in Catalan
negro
"Negro" in Catalan means "black" in English.
In a sentence
Aquest vestit és de color negre.
This dress is black in color.
In this sentence, 'negre' is used as an adjective to describe the color of the dress, meaning black.
Vaig comprar un llibre amb la tapa negra.
I bought a book with a black cover.
Here, 'negra' (feminine form of 'negre') describes a characteristic of the book's cover, indicating its color.
El carbó és negre.
Coal is black.
In this example, 'negre' serves as an adjective describing the inherent color of the coal.
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