La memoria económica explica el remanente y el reintegro.

Because memoria is a feminine noun in Spanish, so it takes the feminine article la and a feminine adjective: económica.

• la memoria
• la memoria económica

In Spanish, adjectives usually agree with the noun in gender and number. Since memoria is singular and feminine, económica must also be singular and feminine.

In Spanish, most adjectives normally come after the noun, especially when they classify or describe the type of thing being talked about.

So:

• memoria económica = financial/economic report
• literally, it is report economic, but in natural English we reverse that order

If you put the adjective before the noun, it can sound literary, emphatic, or can slightly change the nuance. In this case, memoria económica is the normal standard order.

In administrative, legal, or institutional Spanish, memoria económica usually does not mean memory in the everyday sense.

It usually refers to a financial report, budget report, or economic statement that explains the financial side of a project, institution, grant, or activity.

So learners should be careful: memoria can mean memory, but in formal contexts it often means a report or written account.

Explica is:

• present tense
• indicative mood
• third person singular
• from the verb explicar = to explain

So here it means:

• he/she explains
• it explains
• the report explains

Since the subject is La memoria económica, the natural English equivalent is The financial report explains...

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows the person and number.

Here, the subject is explicitly stated as La memoria económica, so there is no need for a pronoun like ella.

Spanish prefers:

• La memoria económica explica...

rather than:

• La memoria económica ella explica... ❌

The pronoun would only be added for special emphasis or contrast.

Yes, both remanente and reintegro are masculine nouns, so they take el.

• el remanente
• el reintegro

This is a good reminder that noun gender in Spanish is not always obvious just from meaning. For example:

• nouns ending in -o are often masculine: el reintegro
• nouns ending in -e can be masculine or feminine, so you usually have to learn them individually: el remanente

Because Spanish often repeats the article when referring to two separate nouns.

• el remanente y el reintegro

This is the most neutral and standard structure. It clearly shows that these are two distinct items being explained.

Sometimes Spanish can omit the second article in certain contexts, but here repeating it sounds more natural and precise, especially in formal or technical language.

Yes. In formal Spanish, especially in reports or administrative writing, explicar can have a slightly broader sense than everyday explain.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• explains
• sets out
• describes
• accounts for
• clarifies

So in a formal document, La memoria económica explica el remanente y el reintegro may sound more like:

• The financial report sets out the surplus and the reimbursement
• The report explains/clarifies these figures

Remanente is a formal word often used in financial, legal, or administrative contexts. It usually refers to a remaining amount, balance left over, or surplus.

It is more technical than everyday words like:

• lo que sobra = what is left over
• sobrante = leftover / surplus

So remanente sounds especially appropriate in official documents, budgets, funding reports, and accounting language.

Reintegro is also a formal term. Depending on context, it can mean:

• repayment
• reimbursement
• refund
• return of funds

In Spain, reintegro can also mean a cash withdrawal from a bank account, so context matters.

In a sentence like this one, especially with memoria económica, it most likely refers to the return or repayment of money rather than a bank withdrawal.

They are related, but not always identical.

• reintegro: formal, often used for money being returned, repaid, or restored in an administrative/accounting context
• reembolso: reimbursement, often used when someone gets money back for an expense
• devolución: return/refund, a broader word that can be used for money, objects, products, etc.

So reintegro sounds especially at home in official financial documents.

Yes, very much so. Several things make it sound formal and administrative:

• memoria económica
• remanente
• reintegro

These are not the most everyday words. A more conversational Spanish sentence would probably use simpler vocabulary. This sentence sounds like something from:

• a grant report
• an institutional document
• an accounting summary
• a public administration text

The structure is:

• La memoria económica = subject
• explica = verb
• el remanente y el reintegro = direct object

So the pattern is:

Subject + Verb + Object

This is the most common word order in Spanish and matches normal English order quite closely in this case.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

la meh-MO-rya eh-ko-NO-mi-ka eks-PLI-ka el reh-ma-NEN-teh ee el rrain-TE-gro

A few useful points:

• memoria has the stress on mo
• económica has the stress on nó
• explica has the stress on pli
• remanente has the stress on nen
• reintegro has the stress on te

In much of Spain, c before i in económica is pronounced like the th in thin. So in Spain, many speakers would say something close to:

• eh-ko-NO-mi-tha

Not very naturally. A word-for-word translation would sound awkward, especially because memoria económica is a fixed formal expression in Spanish.

A more natural English rendering would usually be something like:

• The financial report explains the surplus and the reimbursement.
• The financial statement explains the remaining balance and the repayment.

The best choice depends on the exact context, but the main point is that Spanish administrative language often needs a slightly less literal translation into natural English.