Breakdown of Le relevé de compte indique le virement.
Questions & Answers about Le relevé de compte indique le virement.
Why is it relevé de compte and not relevé du compte?
Because de compte is being used in a general, label-like way: relevé de compte means account statement as a type of document.
- un relevé de compte = an account statement / a bank statement
- le relevé du compte = the statement of the account / the statement for that specific account
So in this sentence, Le relevé de compte means the bank statement as a document, not the statement of the account in a more narrowly possessive sense.
What exactly does relevé de compte mean?
Relevé comes from the idea of a record, listing, or statement. In banking, un relevé de compte is a bank statement or account statement.
Useful related vocabulary:
- un compte bancaire = a bank account
- un relevé bancaire = a bank statement
- un relevé de compte = an account statement / bank statement
So relevé de compte is a fixed banking expression.
Why is there le before both nouns: Le relevé and le virement?
Both nouns are masculine singular, so they take le in the definite form.
- le relevé = the statement
- le virement = the transfer
The sentence is talking about specific things already understood in context: the statement and the transfer.
A quick gender check:
- relevé → masculine
- compte → masculine
- virement → masculine
What does indique mean here? Is it the same as English indicates?
Yes, very close. Indique is from the verb indiquer, meaning:
- to indicate
- to show
- to mention
- to state
In this banking sentence, indique most naturally means something like shows or lists.
So depending on context, the sentence could be understood as:
- The bank statement indicates the transfer.
- The bank statement shows the transfer.
- The account statement lists the transfer.
Why is the verb form indique and not indiquent?
Because the subject is singular: Le relevé de compte.
The main noun is relevé, and it is singular, so the verb must also be singular:
- Le relevé de compte indique... = singular subject + singular verb
- Les relevés de compte indiquent... = plural subject + plural verb
Even though there are several words in the subject, the head noun is still relevé.
What does virement mean exactly?
Un virement usually means a bank transfer.
It often refers to money being transferred from one account to another. Depending on context, it can be:
- a bank transfer
- a wire transfer
- a transfer payment
Related terms:
- faire un virement = to make a transfer
- un virement bancaire = a bank transfer
- virer de l’argent = to transfer money
So in this sentence, le virement is the transfer that appears on the statement.
Why is the word order Le relevé de compte indique le virement and not something else?
Could de compte be translated word-for-word as of account?
Grammatically, yes, but that would sound unnatural in English. French often uses de + noun in places where English prefers a compound noun or adjective.
So:
- relevé de compte literally resembles statement of account
- but natural English is usually account statement or bank statement
This is a very common difference between French and English vocabulary building.
How would this sentence change in the plural?
It would become:
Les relevés de compte indiquent les virements.
Changes:
- Le → Les
- relevé → relevés
- indique → indiquent
- le virement → les virements
So:
- Le relevé de compte indique le virement. = The bank statement shows the transfer.
- Les relevés de compte indiquent les virements. = The bank statements show the transfers.
Is relevé de compte the most common way to say bank statement?
How is this sentence pronounced?
A simple pronunciation guide is:
Le relevé de compte indique le virement
luh ruh-luh-vay duh konth an-deek luh vee-ruh-mon
A few notes:
- relevé ends with the ay sound: ruh-luh-vay
- compte is pronounced basically like kont
- indique sounds like an-deek
- virement has a nasal ending: vee-ruh-mon with the final t not pronounced
In careful French speech, there is usually no strong stress like in English; the rhythm is more even.
Can indiquer here imply that the transfer is merely mentioned, or that it is confirmed?
By itself, indiquer usually means that the statement shows or mentions the transfer. It does not necessarily guarantee anything beyond that.
So the sentence tells you that the transfer appears on the statement, but not automatically:
- whether it has fully cleared
- whether it is pending
- whether it was sent or received
- whether there was an error
For those details, French would usually need more information, such as:
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