Breakdown of Este bar no acepta el pago con tarjeta.
con
with / just by (+ -ing)
no
no / not
la tarjeta
the card
el bar
the bar
este
this (m.sg., also esta, estos, estas, esto)
aceptar
to accept
el pago
the payment
Questions & Answers about Este bar no acepta el pago con tarjeta.
Why is there an 'el' before 'pago' when the English translation just says 'payment'?
In Spanish, nouns that refer to a general concept or a specific categorical action often require a definite article like el or la, even when we drop 'the' in English. Here, el pago specifically refers to the general act of payment.
English says 'by card'. Since por is often used to express 'by' or 'means of', why does this sentence use con?
While por is used for many methods of communication or travel (like por teléfono), methods of payment have their own specific prepositions in Spanish. You pay con tarjeta (with a card) or en efectivo (in cash). Using por tarjeta would sound unnatural to a native speaker.
Why isn't there an article before tarjeta, like con la tarjeta or con una tarjeta?
When talking about the method of payment in a general sense, Spanish drops the article to form a fixed phrase. If you said con la tarjeta, it would sound like you are referring to one specific, previously mentioned card, rather than the general concept of paying by card.
I always mix up este and esto. Why is it Este bar here?
You use este when it is an adjective directly modifying a masculine singular noun, like bar. Esto is a neuter pronoun meaning 'this thing' or 'this situation,' and it is never used directly in front of a noun. So, it is always este bar and never esto bar.
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