Un gasto inesperado rompió mi presupuesto la semana pasada.

An unexpected expense broke my budget last week.

Breakdown of Un gasto inesperado rompió mi presupuesto la semana pasada.

• mi: my
• la semana: the week
• romper: to break
• un: a

Questions & Answers about Un gasto inesperado rompió mi presupuesto la semana pasada.

What does un gasto inesperado mean in English?

It means an unexpected expense. Gasto = expense (something you spend), inesperado = unexpected.

Why is gasto masculine and preceded by un?

In Spanish, nouns ending in -o are usually masculine. Therefore gasto takes the masculine indefinite article un (an).

Why does the adjective inesperado come after the noun, not before?

By default, Spanish adjectives follow the noun they modify. Placing inesperado after gasto is the neutral word order: gasto inesperado.

What tense is rompió, and why is it used here?

Rompió is the third-person singular preterite of romper (“to break”). We use the preterite to describe a completed action in the past: “An unexpected expense broke my budget.”

Could I say me rompió el presupuesto instead of rompió mi presupuesto?