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La matrícula de la universidad cuesta mil euros.

La matrícula de la universidad cuesta mil euros.
The university enrollment costs a thousand euros.
From Lesson 231:Signing up (la matrícula, la plaza, el título)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about La matrícula de la universidad cuesta mil euros.

Why is it just mil euros and not un mil euros for "a thousand euros"?
In Spanish, you never use un before mil when saying "one thousand" or "a thousand." You just say mil. You only add numbers in front when it is two thousand or more, like dos mil.
Does matrícula just mean "enrollment"? I remember it meaning something else.
In an academic context, matrícula translates to "enrollment," "registration," or "tuition fee." However, in everyday life, it is also the common word for a car's "license plate."
Why does the English translation say "university enrollment" but the Spanish says matrícula de la universidad?
English often places a noun directly in front of another noun to describe it (like "university" describing "enrollment"). Spanish does not do this. Instead, it uses the preposition de to connect the two nouns, literally saying "the enrollment of the university."
Why is the singular verb cuesta used here instead of the plural cuestan?
The verb costar (to cost) must agree with the item that has a price. Here, the subject is the singular noun la matrícula (the enrollment). Even though the amount of money is plural (mil euros), the verb remains singular. Also notice that costar is a stem-changing verb where the "o" changes to "ue".

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