La tarifa diaria depende de la categoría del vehículo.

to depend on

Breakdown of La tarifa diaria depende de la categoría del vehículo.

• la tarifa diaria: the daily rental rate
• la categoría del vehículo: the vehicle category

Questions & Answers about La tarifa diaria depende de la categoría del vehículo.

Why is it la tarifa diaria and not la diaria tarifa?

In Spanish, most descriptive adjectives usually come after the noun. So tarifa diaria is the normal order.

• tarifa = the rate/fare
• diaria = daily

Putting the adjective before the noun is sometimes possible in Spanish, but it often sounds literary, emotional, or stylistically marked. In everyday Spanish, la tarifa diaria is the natural choice.

Why does diaria end in -a?

Because diaria has to agree with tarifa, which is a feminine singular noun.

Agreement in Spanish means the adjective matches the noun in:

• gender: masculine or feminine
• number: singular or plural

So:

• la tarifa diaria
• las tarifas diarias

If the noun were masculine singular, you would get diario instead:

• el costo diario

Why is it depende de and not just depende?