cuota de la hipoteca
/kwota de la ipoteka/from spelling rules
In Spanish, mortgage payment is cuota de la hipoteca.
This phrase refers to the amount of money paid regularly to a lender to pay off a home loan.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase cuota de la hipoteca is composed of cuota (installment/quota), de la (of the) and hipoteca (mortgage).
Which one should you use?
You can use la cuota hipotecaria by using the adjective form hipotecaria instead of the noun phrase de la hipoteca. Another common alternative is el pago de la hipoteca, which uses pago (payment) instead of cuota (installment).
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form, 'the mortgage payments', change la cuota to las cuotas in the phrase las cuotas de la hipoteca.
Did you know?
- The word cuota comes from the Latin quota, which originally meant 'how much'. It transitioned from a question of quantity to a noun representing a fixed amount.
- The word hipoteca shares an ancient root with the Scottish English term 'hypothec'. Both derive from the Greek word ὑποθήκη, meaning a pledge or security.
- While cuota refers to a mortgage payment, the same word is used in Spanish to describe a 'quota' in a professional or political sense. It refers to a fixed share or proportion regardless of whether money is being paid.
Examples in context
- Tengo que hacer el pago de la hipoteca mensual mañana.I have to make the monthly mortgage payment tomorrow.
- ¿Cuál es la cuota mensual de tu hipoteca?What is the monthly mortgage payment?
- La amortización de mi hipoteca es muy alta este mes.My mortgage payment is very high this month.
- Tengo que pagar la cuota de la hipoteca mañana.I have to pay the mortgage payment tomorrow.
- La cuota de la hipoteca ha subido este mes.The mortgage payment has gone up this month.
- ¿Cuánto es la cuota de la hipoteca?How much is the mortgage payment?
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are discussing their monthly household budget at home.
- LucíaMateo, ¿sabes cuánto es la cuota de la hipoteca?Mateo, do you know how much the mortgage payment is?
- MateoSí, Lucía, son ochocientos euros.Yes, Lucía, it is eight hundred euros.
- LucíaEs un poco alta la cuota de la hipoteca este año.The mortgage payment is a bit high this year.
- MateoEs cierto, pero debemos pagarla puntualmente.It's true, but we must pay it punctually.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cuota, de, hipoteca, la, CC BY-SA 4.0.
