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This same issue was asked 5 years ago, and a  new specific lesson would be helpful. (more than the current article on neutral lo)

Here is what I asked ChatGPT

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tell me more about the use of "lo" in  "lo suficiente"  and "lo habitual", with grammar explanation and more examples of both

ChatGPT said:

The word "lo" in phrases like "lo suficiente" and "lo habitual" serves as a neutral article that turns adjectives, adverbs, or phrases into abstract nouns. This structure is often used to express qualities or degrees of something in a general, impersonal way.

Explanation of "lo" in these phrases:

Lo suficiente: Here, "lo" makes the adjective "suficiente" (sufficient) into a concept or a general idea. Instead of referring to something specific, "lo suficiente" means "enough" in a more abstract way, as in "the sufficient amount."

Example: No hemos hecho lo suficiente para resolver el problema.

(We haven't done enough to solve the problem.)

Lo habitual: Similarly, "lo" turns the adjective "habitual" (usual) into an abstract noun, referring to "what is usual" or "the usual thing."

Example: Llegó tarde, como lo habitual.

(He arrived late, as usual.)

mnemonic.

Thank you, Kim

This lesson is a little confusing because under "Examples and Resources", el Preterito Perfecto is shown, after being told above that el Preterito Indefinido is preferred in Latam.  

¿Se quita la s del imperativo de nosotros cuando "selo" lo sigue?  Por ejemplo: mostremosselo o mostremoselo

If the following is true:

Bear in mind that used as adjectives, the hundreds must agree with the noun they accompany: 

Había veinte mil trescientas personas en el concierto.

There were twenty thousand three hundred people at the concert.

Then why is the following the opposite?

Ciento is invariable and doesn't have to agree with the noun it accompanies, for example:

Ciento treinta y cinco mil casas

One hundred and thirty-five thousand houses

I am having difficulty understanding the difference in terminology between "impersonal se" and "passive reflexive se" and in particular the difference in their translation into English. ¿Puedes ayudarme?

here it says ¨Nosotros no deberíamos haberlo escuchado.¨ Should it be  Nosotros no deberíamos haberle escuchado? Le instead of Lo?

I keep being marked wrong.  I get an usted question and the answer comes up with a vosotros question and answer.