Word
Retiro diners del compte d'estalvi.
Meaning
I withdraw money from the savings account.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Retiro diners del compte d'estalvi.
de
from
els diners
the money
el compte d'estalvi
the savings account
retirar
to withdraw money
Questions & Answers about Retiro diners del compte d'estalvi.
Why is retiro used here, and what form is it?
Retiro is the first-person singular present indicative of retirar.
So:
- retirar = to withdraw / to remove
- retiro = I withdraw
In a banking sentence like Retiro diners del compte d'estalvi, it means I withdraw money from the savings account.
A learner might notice that in Spanish retiro can also relate to retire or retirement, but here in Catalan the meaning is clearly withdraw because of the banking context.
Why isn’t jo included? Shouldn’t it be Jo retiro...?
Catalan often omits subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.
- retiro = I withdraw
- so jo is understood automatically
You can say Jo retiro diners del compte d'estalvi if you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity, but in normal speech it is very common to leave jo out.
This is different from English, where you usually must say I.
Why is diners plural if English says money?