El cas
Example: El cas que vam estudiar ahir és molt interessant.
Definition
"El cas" refers to a specific situation, event, or instance that is studied, analyzed, or discussed. It often denotes a particular example or case, as in the phrase 'El cas que vam estudiar ahir és molt interessant,' meaning 'The case we studied yesterday is very interesting.'
Etymology
The phrase "el cas" comes from Catalan, where "el" is the definite article meaning 'the,' and "cas" means 'case.' "Cas" derives from the Latin word 'casus,' which means 'an event' or 'occurrence.' Did you know that the Latin root 'casus' is also the origin of the English word 'case'?
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"El cas" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B2) - set 4", containing 112 commonly used words.
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