Obrirem el compte corrent a condició que signi el titular.

Obrirem is the future tense of obrir (to open), in the 1st person plural: we will open.

So:

• obrir = to open
• obrirem = we will open

Catalan often uses the future here because the opening will happen only after a condition is met.

Compte corrent is the standard Catalan term for a current account or checking account.

A few useful points:

• compte = account
• corrent = current

In Catalan, adjectives often come after the noun, so compte corrent literally looks like account current.

The article el means the, so:

• el compte corrent = the current account

A condició que means on condition that, provided that, or as long as.

It introduces a condition that must be fulfilled before the main action happens.

So the structure is:

• Obrirem el compte corrent = We will open the current account
• a condició que... = on condition that...

This is a fairly formal expression, which fits well in a banking context.

Because a condició que normally requires the subjunctive in Catalan.

• signa = indicative (he/she signs)
• signi = present subjunctive (that he/she sign)

After expressions of condition, possibility, doubt, purpose, emotion, or requirement, Catalan often uses the subjunctive. Here, the signature is something required before the account can be opened, so signi is the correct form.

Signi is the present subjunctive, 3rd person singular, of signar (to sign).

So it means:

• that he sign
• that she sign
• that it sign (depending on context, though here it refers to a person)

In this sentence, it refers to el titular, so:

• que signi el titular = that the account holder sign

In this context, el titular means the account holder, the holder, or sometimes the named owner of the account.

This is a common banking word. It does not mean title here, even though it may look related to English words like title or titular.

So in banking Catalan:

• el titular del compte = the account holder

Both word orders are possible in Catalan, but signi el titular is very natural after que.

Catalan often allows the verb to come before the subject, especially in subordinate clauses.

So:

• que signi el titular = that the account holder sign
• que el titular signi = also possible

The version in your sentence sounds formal and idiomatic.

Because Catalan usually does not need subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

For example:

• obrirem already tells you the subject is we
• signi is 3rd person singular, and the noun el titular tells you who that is

Catalan is a pro-drop language, like Spanish or Italian, so subject pronouns are often omitted unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast.

Sometimes, yes. In spoken Catalan, the present can sometimes refer to the near future.

For example, a speaker might say:

• Obrim el compte corrent demà = We open / We’re opening the account tomorrow

But in this sentence, obrirem sounds more precise and appropriate, especially in a formal setting like banking. It clearly expresses a future action dependent on a condition.

Yes, it sounds quite formal and administrative.

Reasons it sounds formal:

• a condició que is a formal connector
• el titular is standard banking vocabulary
• the whole sentence has the tone of an institutional statement

In more casual speech, people might express the same idea less formally, but this version is very natural in written or professional Catalan.

A very useful pattern is:

main clause + expression requiring subjunctive + subjunctive verb

Here:

• Obrirem el compte corrent
• a condició que
• signi el titular

So the pattern is:

[future action] + [condition] + [subjunctive]

This is worth remembering because many Catalan expressions work like this, especially formal ones. For example:

• sempre que + subjunctive = provided that
• abans que + subjunctive = before
• perquè + subjunctive = so that

So this sentence is a good example of how Catalan uses the subjunctive after fixed expressions of condition.