Breakdown of El estado de cuenta muestra el retiro y la transacción.
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el estado de cuenta
the bank statement
la transacción
the banking transaction
Questions & Answers about El estado de cuenta muestra el retiro y la transacción.
Why is it el estado de cuenta and not la estado de cuenta?
Because the main noun is estado, and estado is masculine in Spanish, so it takes el.
In estado de cuenta, the part after de does not change the gender of the whole phrase. The gender comes from the first noun, estado.
- el estado
- el estado de cuenta
Even though cuenta is feminine, the full expression is still masculine because estado is the head noun.
What exactly does estado de cuenta mean?
Estado de cuenta is a fixed expression commonly used in Latin America for an account statement, such as a bank statement or credit card statement.
Literally, it is something like state of account, but in natural English it is usually translated as account statement or statement.
This is one of those expressions that should be learned as a chunk:
- estado de cuenta = account statement
Why is there a de in estado de cuenta?