La transferència immediata arriba avui.

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Breakdown of La transferència immediata arriba avui.

• arribar: to arrive
• la transferència immediata: the instant bank transfer

Questions & Answers about La transferència immediata arriba avui.

Why is it la transferència and not el transferència?

Because transferència is a feminine singular noun in Catalan.

• la = feminine singular definite article
• el = masculine singular definite article

So:

• la transferència
• not el transferència

This is something you usually just learn together with the noun: la transferència.

Why does immediata end in -a?

Because the adjective has to agree with the noun it describes.

Here, immediata describes transferència, which is feminine singular, so the adjective is also feminine singular:

• masculine singular: immediat
• feminine singular: immediata
• masculine plural: immediats
• feminine plural: immediates

So la transferència immediata is correct because both words match in gender and number.

Why is the adjective after the noun: transferència immediata?

In Catalan, adjectives often come after the noun, much more often than in English.

So:

• transferència immediata = noun + adjective

This is the normal, natural order here. Putting the adjective before the noun would usually sound unusual, poetic, or would change the emphasis.

For a learner, the safest pattern is:

• noun + adjective

unless you specifically learn that a certain adjective often goes before the noun.