La fiança i les despeses són al contracte.

to be

Breakdown of La fiança i les despeses són al contracte.

• a: in
• i: and
• el contracte: the contract

Questions & Answers about La fiança i les despeses són al contracte.

Why is it la fiança but les despeses?

Because fiança is singular feminine, so it takes la.
Despeses is plural feminine, so it takes les.

• la fiança = the deposit
• les despeses = the expenses / the fees / the costs

Catalan articles must agree in gender and number with the noun.

Why is the verb són and not és?

Because the subject is plural: La fiança i les despeses.

Even though fiança is singular and despeses is plural, together they form a compound subject, so the verb must be plural.

• és = is
• són = are

So:

• La fiança és... = The deposit is...
• La fiança i les despeses són... = The deposit and the expenses are...

Why do we use són instead of estan here?