I thought that ' el billete de tren' had a determiner - 'el' as opposed to the general 'un billete de tren'. Please explain
No tengo or No lo tengo
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No tengo or No lo tengo
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Hay/tengo/quiero vs lo hay/lo tengo/lo quiero (presence/absence of the direct object pronoun)"
Asked 2 years ago
Hola Thea
The question is:
¿Tienes dinero para el billete de tren?
It is referring to "dinero", not "el billete", therefore we don't need "lo".
If the question had been this:
¿Tienes el billete de tren?
Do you have the train ticket?
then you need it:
No, no lo tengo.
Sí, lo tengo.
I hope this clarifies it.
Saludos
Inma
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