Usage Note
Els is the Catalan masculine plural definite article, equivalent to Castilian los. It is not a Spanish word and appears in Spanish-language texts only in Catalan proper names, institutional titles, and code-switching contexts common in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. Learners of Castilian should recognise it as Catalan and use los in their own writing.
Examples
"Els jugadors van guanyar el partit."
Natural Translation
The players won the match.
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