¿Terminan el trabajo hoy? - Sí, lo terminan hoy. Are they finishing the job today? - Yes, they are finishing it today.

MakkieA1Kwiziq community member

¿Terminan el trabajo hoy? - Sí, lo terminan hoy. Are they finishing the job today? - Yes, they are finishing it today.

Why is lo the answer if its referring to them? Is el trabajo what lo is referring to?

Asked 2 years ago
InmaKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hola Makkie 

Yes, as Marsha rightly said, "lo" refers to "el trabajo" (as a direct object)

 

¿Terminan el trabajo hoy? Are they finishing the job today?

Sí, terminan el trabajo hoy. Yes, they are finishing the job today.

Sí, lo terminan hoy. Yes, they are finishing it today.

Saludos

Inma

InmaKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Sage_is_done_w_life

In this sentence, that "la" is not the subject "he", "la" is referring to the movie: "it".

-¿Está viendo la última película de Almodóvar?

-Sí, la está viendo.

-Is he watching the last Almodóvar movie?

-Yes, he's watching it.

MarshaC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Lo is referring to the work.

Sage_is_done_w_lifeA0Kwiziq community member

Why is 'la' a 'he' in the first example?

¿Terminan el trabajo hoy? - Sí, lo terminan hoy. Are they finishing the job today? - Yes, they are finishing it today.

Why is lo the answer if its referring to them? Is el trabajo what lo is referring to?

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