No. 6,752 in Catalan
sona
"Sona" means "sounds" in English, referring to the act of emitting sound or being heard.
In a sentence
El telèfon sona cada cinc minuts.
The phone rings every five minutes.
Here, 'sona' is used as the third person singular present tense form of the verb 'sonar' meaning 'to sound' or 'to ring'.
La música sona molt bé en aquest lloc.
The music sounds very good in this place.
In this sentence, 'sona' reflects the quality of sound, showing an expression of how something auditory is perceived.
Aquesta idea em sona, crec que l'he sentit abans.
This idea sounds familiar, I think I've heard it before.
Here, 'sona' is applied in a figurative sense to express familiarity or recognition of something experienced.
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