A conta bancária recebe a restituição.

The bank account receives the tax refund.

Breakdown of A conta bancária recebe a restituição.

• receber: to receive
• a restituição: the tax refund
• a conta bancária: the bank account

Questions & Answers about A conta bancária recebe a restituição.

Why does the sentence start with A?

A is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

It matches conta, which is a feminine singular noun:

• a conta = the account

In Portuguese, articles are used more often than in English, so A conta bancária sounds natural where English might sometimes just say the bank account or even simply the account.

Why is it conta bancária and not bancária conta?

In Portuguese, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• conta bancária = bank account
• literally: account banking/bank-related

This is the normal word order. While some adjectives can come before the noun, bancária normally goes after conta.

Why does bancária end in -a?

Because it has to agree with conta, which is feminine singular.

Agreement in Portuguese means adjectives change form to match the noun’s:

• gender
• number

So:

• conta bancária = feminine singular
• contas bancárias = feminine plural

If the noun were masculine singular, the adjective would usually be masculine too:

• setor bancário = banking sector