impuestos
/impwestos/from spelling rules
In Spanish, taxes is impuestos.
impuestos refers to the money paid by individuals and businesses to the government to fund public services.
Which one should you use?
While impuestos is the general term for taxes, tasas is often used for smaller, specific administrative fees or rates.
How does it change in a sentence?
impuesto is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/impwestos/
Did you know?
- While impuestos is the formal term, people often use the phrase pagar el pato to describe being the one who unfairly pays the price or the 'tax' for someone else's mistake.
- In Spain, the 'IRPF' is the personal income tax, standing for Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas. The term personas físicas distinguishes humans from personas jurídicas, which are companies.
- The word impuestos shares its root with the verb imponer, which means 'to impose' or 'to inflict'. In a legal sense, it suggests that taxes are something forcefully levied upon a citizen.
Examples in context
- Yo pago mis impuestos.I pay my taxes.This sentence shows the use of impuestos with a possessive pronoun.Tatoeba #5952669 by albrusgher, translation #5758388 by CM
- Pagué 200 $ en impuestos.I paid $200 in taxes.This sentence demonstrates expressing a specific amount paid in impuestos.Tatoeba #2850346 by teskmon, translation #259005 by CK
- Tienes que pagar impuestos.You have to pay taxes.This sentence shows the necessity of paying impuestos.Tatoeba #1326181 by marcelostockle, translation #954755 by CK
- Necesito pagar mis impuestos este mes.I need to pay my taxes this month.
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Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are talking about their monthly budget.
- SofíaLos impuestos son muy altos este año.Taxes are very high this year.
- DanielSí, mi salario neto es más bajo.Yes, my net salary is lower.
- Sofía¿Ya terminaste de calcular tus impuestos?Did you finish calculating your taxes yet?
- DanielNo, todavía necesito ayuda con eso.No, I still need help with that.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
