impuesto
el impuesto
tax
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How do you say impuesto in Spanish?
How do you pronounce impuesto in Spanish?
impuesto is pronounced /el imˈpwesto/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El impuesto nuevo que aprobó el gobierno afectará a todos los ciudadanos.
The new tax that the government approved will affect all citizens. (Masculine article 'el' and adjective 'nuevo' agree with 'impuesto')
Este impuesto federal es muy alto comparado con el impuesto estatal anterior.
This federal tax is very high compared to the previous state tax. (Masculine adjectives 'federal' and 'estatal' must match the masculine noun 'impuesto')
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Why is it masculine?
Impuesto is masculine because it derives from the Latin past participle "impositus" (masculine form of "imponere," meaning to impose), which retained the masculine gender of its Latin origin when it became a Spanish noun. The word literally means "imposed" or "that which is imposed," referring to taxes as obligations imposed by authority.
What is the Spanish word for tax?
The Spanish word for tax is el impuesto — masculine.
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