"Det är en katt."

Translation: It is a cat.

[kamzarno]

''det är'' refers to that is or it is . can it refer to'' this is ''?

[Lundgren8]

No, that would rather be det här är or detta är.

[bebatjof]

how do you hear the difference between "Det är en katt" (it is a cat) and "De har en katt" (they have a cat)?

[Manga_Sensei]

det means: it, that, or the and är is is, make, or am and en means a, one, or an and katt is cat.

[Manga_Sensei]

katten is the cat