Lo dejaron todo

Peter W.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why does this sentence have "lo"? Doesn't dejaron todo mean they left everything?

Asked 3 years ago

InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Peter

We tend to use the emphatic pronoun "lo" when "todo" is the direct object in the sentence. It is like saying in English "They left it all."

Other sentences for example are:

Lo tienes todo pero siempre te quejas.

You have everything/ have it all but you always complain.

Yo estaba allí y lo vi todo.

I was there and I saw everything/saw it all.

Saludos

Inma

Like23 years ago

Peter W.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ok, that's new to me, thank you.

Like03 years ago

Why does this sentence have "lo"? Doesn't dejaron todo mean they left everything?

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