Il condomino paga le spese condominiali.

to pay

Breakdown of Il condomino paga le spese condominiali.

• il condomino: the condominium owner
• le spese condominiali: the condominium charges

Questions & Answers about Il condomino paga le spese condominiali.

What does condomino mean exactly?

Condomino usually means a person who owns or is one of the co-owners of a unit in a condominium building. In everyday use, it often refers to a condo owner or a resident in the building, depending on context.

So in this sentence, il condomino is the person responsible for paying the building-related fees.

Why is it il condomino and not lo condomino?

Italian uses il before most masculine singular nouns that begin with a normal consonant sound.

You use lo before masculine singular nouns beginning with:

• s
  • consonant, as in lo studente
• z, as in lo zio
• gn, ps, x, and a few other special beginnings

Since condomino begins with a simple c sound, the correct article is il.

Why is the verb paga?

Paga is the third person singular of pagare in the present tense.

The subject is il condomino, which is singular, so the verb must also be singular:

• io pago = I pay
• tu paghi = you pay
• lui/lei paga = he/she pays

So Il condomino paga means The condo owner pays or A condo owner pays.

Why is plural instead of singular?