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Old January 09, 2010, 05:51 PM
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Can someone explain to me how "lo's" work with expressions. I know how to use it as a direct object pronoun. ie. ' lo comí '. But there are expressions is spanish that I see like 'lo mejor' 'lo más'. How do these work ? Thank You
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Old January 09, 2010, 06:53 PM
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In the instances you cited, lo is a neuter article. It is being used to make a noun out of an adjective.
lo mejor = the best thing
lo importante = the important thing
lo siguiente = the following thing
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Lo peor.
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Old January 09, 2010, 07:48 PM
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so does this make sense

lo importante es que aprendo espanol
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Old January 09, 2010, 08:02 PM
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so does this make sense

lo importante es que aprendo español
Good one

You can use the dropdown menu for writing Spanish accents and characters. "N" is definitely not the same as "ñ".
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It also means "it"

I ate it = (Yo) lo comí.

Eat it! = ¡Cómelo!
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Old January 10, 2010, 10:20 AM
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¡Esta comida es lo peor! No quiero comerlo.

Creo que estoy haciendo mejor de usando 'lo', pero aún no sé donde y cuando puedo usarlo todos los tiempos.
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Old January 13, 2010, 09:29 AM
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Yes lo can mean that which is, and it's used more commonly than that which is .
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Old January 13, 2010, 10:50 AM
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¡Esta comida es lo peor! No quiero comerla.

Creo que lo estoy haciendo mejor de usando al usar 'lo', pero aún no sé dónde y cuándo puedo usarlo todos los tiempos.
Keeping "all the time" would need a different sentence: "...pero no siempre sé dónde y cuándo puedo usarlo".


You actually have an accurate idea. Practice makes better.
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