Phrase · ⚖️ Legal and administrative language
El plazo vence el viernes a las catorce horas.
The deadline is Friday at 2 p.m.
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Why every word is where it is
Eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteplazonoundeadlinemasc. · sing.vence1verbexpiresvencer · present · 3rd sing.el2determinerthemasc. · sing. · definiteviernes2nounFridaymasc. · sing.a3prepositionatlasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitecatorce3determinerfourteenhoras3nounhourshora · fem. · pl..
- vence → plazo: vence agrees with el plazo
- a → horas: a las + hour
- las → horas: las agrees with horas (f. pl.)
Word for word: “The term expires the Friday at the fourteen hours.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1vencer = to expire (a deadline, a contract, a bill). The present works for a date already fixed. Present tense: spelling-change verbs and other uses of the present →
- 2el viernes = on Friday: days take the article and no preposition. Numbers, telling the time and dates →
- 3Official notices use the 24-hour clock: a las catorce horas. In speech: a las dos de la tarde. Numbers, telling the time and dates →
Variations
- El plazo finaliza el viernes a las 14:00.
- El plazo vence el viernes a las dos de la tarde.
- Tienen hasta el viernes a las catorce horas.