darrera

Darrera is a feminine singular adjective in Catalan meaning last or latest. The masculine form is darrer, and the plural forms are darrers (masculine) and darreres (feminine). It is used to indicate final position in a sequence or the most recent occurrence and is placed before a feminine noun, as in la darrera setmana (the last week) or la darrera notícia (the latest news).

In common usage, darreres and darrers align with the noun’s gender and number, for example els darrers anys (the last years) or les darreres notícies (the latest news). The expression a la darrera hora is used to convey something happening at the last moment or as breaking news. The word is versatile in journalism, reporting, and everyday speech when describing recency or finality.

Etymology and regional use: darrera is the feminine form of the Catalan adjective darrer, both deriving from the same Romance root for “following” or “posterior.” It is widely used across Catalan-speaking regions, including Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic Islands, with regional varieties generally maintaining the same gendered forms. In contrast, darrere is a separate preposition meaning behind and should not be confused with darrera/darrer.

See also: darrers, darreres, darrer, darrere. Darrera is not used as a standalone noun in standard Catalan; its primary function is as a gendered adjective describing sequence or recency.