Syntaxdifficulty 3
lo disambiguation
Lo is a neuter article that nominalizes adjectives ('lo bueno' = 'the good thing') AND a masculine direct-object pronoun ('lo veo' = 'I see it/him'). Context disambiguates.
Examples
___ bueno es que llegamos.
→ Lo
Neuter article — adj as abstract noun
___ veo en la calle.
→ Lo
Masculine DO pronoun
___ que dijiste fue importante.
→ Lo
Neuter article + relative — 'what'
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