No. 3,097 in Catalan
ocells
Birds.
In a sentence
Els ocells canten al matí.
The birds sing in the morning.
In this sentence, 'ocells' is used as the subject, referring to birds in general.
He vist molts ocells al parc.
I have seen many birds in the park.
Here, 'ocells' is used as the direct object of the verb 'he vist' (I have seen), describing the specific creatures observed.
La poesia parla dels ocells i el seu vol.
The poem talks about the birds and their flight.
In this instance, 'ocells' is part of a prepositional phrase ('dels ocells'), being referenced abstractly in terms of their symbolic or representational significance.
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