El saldo mínimo es bajo.

to be

Breakdown of El saldo mínimo es bajo.

• bajo: low
• el saldo mínimo: the minimum balance

Questions & Answers about El saldo mínimo es bajo.

What does saldo mean in this sentence?

Here, saldo means balance.

In Latin American Spanish, saldo is very common for:

• a bank account balance
• remaining credit on a prepaid phone
• the remaining amount in an account

So el saldo mínimo means the minimum balance.

Why does the sentence start with el?

El is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

It is used because saldo is a masculine singular noun:

• el saldo
• not la saldo

So El saldo mínimo literally means The minimum balance.

Why is it mínimo and not mínima?

Because mínimo is describing saldo, and saldo is masculine singular.

Adjectives in Spanish usually agree in gender and number with the noun they describe:

• el saldo mínimo
• la cantidad mínima
• los saldos mínimos

Since saldo is masculine singular, the adjective must also be masculine singular: mínimo.

Why is there an accent mark in mínimo?