Prefiero lo dulce a lo salado.

Sentence Discussions Spanish
#1
English Translation

I prefer sweet things over savory.

Why is the pronoun “LO” used instead of the article “EL”?

#2

lo dulce = general property
el dulce = a given object

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#3
English Translation

I prefer sweet things over savory.

Salado is salty right? The translation is saying savory.

#4

Salado means savory when opposed to dulce, there isn’t a word in Spanish that means precisely savory.

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