Questions & Answers about Revisamos la tarjeta de crédito.
Why does revisamos end in -amos?
Because -amos is the nosotros ending for -ar verbs.
The infinitive is revisar. In the present tense:
- yo reviso
- tú revisas
- él/ella revisa
- nosotros revisamos
- vosotros revisáis
- ellos revisan
So revisamos means we check / we review.
It is also the same form as the preterite for nosotros with -ar verbs, so depending on context it can also mean we checked / we reviewed.
How do I know whether revisamos means we review or we reviewed?
You usually know from the context.
For -ar verbs, the nosotros form in the present and the preterite looks the same:
- Hoy revisamos la tarjeta de crédito. = Today we check / are checking the credit card statement/card
- Ayer revisamos la tarjeta de crédito. = Yesterday we checked the credit card statement/card
Time words such as hoy, ahora, ayer, anoche, esta mañana, etc. usually make the meaning clear.
Why is there no nosotros in the sentence?
Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.
So:
- Revisamos la tarjeta de crédito.
- Nosotros revisamos la tarjeta de crédito.
Both are correct, but the first is more natural in many situations.
You would add nosotros mainly for:
- emphasis
- contrast
- clarity
- Nosotros revisamos la tarjeta de crédito, pero ellos no.
Why do we use la before tarjeta de crédito?
Because tarjeta is a specific singular feminine noun, so it takes the definite article la.
- la tarjeta = the card
- una tarjeta = a card
In this sentence, la tarjeta de crédito means the credit card or the credit card statement/account, depending on context. It refers to a specific one already known in the conversation.
Why is it la tarjeta and not el tarjeta?
Why is it de crédito and not de la crédito or del crédito?
Because tarjeta de crédito is a fixed noun phrase meaning credit card.
Here, de means something like for / of in a descriptive sense. It is not talking about a specific credit, so you do not use an article.
Compare:
- tarjeta de crédito = credit card
- tarjeta de débito = debit card
You would only use del or de la if you were referring to a specific noun with an article:
- el problema del crédito = the problem of the credit/loan
But in tarjeta de crédito, it is simply the name of the thing.
Is revisar the best verb here? Could I also use ver, mirar, or comprobar?
Yes, revisar is very natural if you mean to check, to look over, or to review something carefully.
Depending on context:
- revisar = check/review/look over
- comprobar = verify/check whether something is correct
- mirar = look at
- ver = see/watch/look at
So:
- Revisamos la tarjeta de crédito. suggests checking it more carefully.
- Miramos la tarjeta de crédito. sounds more like simply looking at it.
- Comprobamos la tarjeta de crédito. suggests verifying details.
In Spain, revisar is a very normal choice.
How do you pronounce Revisamos la tarjeta de crédito?
Why does crédito have an accent mark?
What is the plural version of this sentence?
Can I say Estamos revisando la tarjeta de crédito instead?
Yes. That means We are checking the credit card and emphasizes that the action is in progress right now.
Compare:
- Revisamos la tarjeta de crédito.
- can mean we check, we are checking, or we checked, depending on context
- Estamos revisando la tarjeta de crédito.
- clearly means we are checking it right now
In Spanish, the simple present often covers situations where English uses present continuous.
What is the normal word order here? Can it change?
The normal order is:
This is very standard in Spanish.
You can change the word order for emphasis, but the basic version is the most natural for learners. For example:
- La tarjeta de crédito la revisamos mañana.
That kind of structure is more marked and usually used for emphasis or contrast. The original sentence is the neutral form.
Does tarjeta de crédito always mean the physical card?
Not always. It can refer to:
- the physical credit card
- the credit card account
- sometimes, depending on context, the credit card statement/charges
So if someone says Revisamos la tarjeta de crédito, the exact meaning depends on the situation:
- checking the card itself
- checking the expenses
- reviewing the account details
Context tells you which one is meant.
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