Skip to content
0 of 7 daysNothing due

Phrase · 🔑 Renting a flat

La renta se paga por adelantado, los primeros cinco días del mes.

The rent is paid in advance, in the first five days of the month.

B1renting a flatAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiterentanounrentfem. · sing.se1pronoun(passive se)3rdpaga1verbis paidpagar · present · 3rd sing.por2prepositioninadelantado2adjectiveadvancemasc. · sing.,losdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definiteprimerosadjectivefirstprimero · masc. · pl.cincodeterminerfivedías3noundaysdía · masc. · pl.delprepositionof themesnounmonthmasc. · sing..
  • renta → paga: la renta → se paga
  • por → adelantado: por adelantado
  • los → días: m. pl.

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Passive se: la renta se paga = the rent is paid. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
  2. 2
    por adelantado = in advance.
  3. 3
    día ends in -a but is masculine: los primeros días. Nouns: gender and number →

Variations

  • El alquiler se paga por adelantado.