No. 3,650 in Catalan
sota
Sota: Under, below.
In a sentence
El gos està sota la taula.
The dog is under the table.
Here, 'sota' is used to indicate the position of the dog in relation to the table, meaning 'under'.
Sota la seva direcció, l'empresa ha prosperat.
Under his leadership, the company has prospered.
'Sota' is used metaphorically to indicate being influenced or supervised by someone's authority or guidance, in this case, leadership.
Vaig descobrir un missatge sota el paper.
I found a message under the paper.
In this usage, 'sota' describes the spatial position of the message in relation to the paper, meaning 'beneath' or 'below'.
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