echar cuenta
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˈkwenta/ [eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˈkwẽn̪.t̪a]
- Syllabification: e‧char cuen‧ta
Verb
echar cuenta (first-person singular present echo cuenta, first-person singular preterite eché cuenta, past participle echado cuenta)
- (idiomatic, colloquial, Andalusia) to pay attention; take notice
Further reading
- “echar cuenta, o cuentas con alguien o algo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024