L'ordenant pagarà a condició que no hi hagi descobert.

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Breakdown of L'ordenant pagarà a condició que no hi hagi descobert.

• haver-hi: there be
• pagar: to pay
• l'ordenant: the originator of a bank transfer

Questions & Answers about L'ordenant pagarà a condició que no hi hagi descobert.

What does l'ordenant mean, and is it a common word?

L'ordenant is a fairly formal, specialized word. In banking or legal contexts, it means the person or entity that gives the payment order—basically, the party instructing the bank to make a payment.

A native speaker would not usually use ordenant in everyday conversation unless talking about finance, contracts, or bank transfers.

Also, l' is just the article el shortened before a vowel, so:

• el ordenant → l'ordenant

Why is the verb pagarà used here?

Pagarà is the future tense of pagar:

• pagarà = he/she/it will pay

In formal Catalan, especially in contracts and banking language, the future often sounds natural because it states what will happen under certain conditions.

So this is not just casual future time; it also has a slightly formal, contractual feel.

Why do we get a condició que instead of just si?