No. 82 in Catalan

nova

"Nova" in Catalan means "new" (feminine).

In a sentence

Aquesta és una nova oportunitat per començar.
This is a new opportunity to start.
The word 'nova' is an adjective modifying the noun 'oportunitat' (opportunity), describing it as 'new'.
Hem construït una casa nova al poble.
We have built a new house in the village.
Here, 'nova' is an adjective agreeing in gender and number with 'casa' (house), indicating that the house is 'new'.
Després de l'incident, la ciutat va adoptar una nova perspectiva.
After the incident, the city adopted a new perspective.
In this sentence, 'nova' is an adjective describing 'perspectiva' (perspective), also agreeing in gender to specify the perspective as 'new'.

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