ho (oracions i indefinits)

Neuter Ho for Clausal or Unspecific Objects

Level 6

Ho represents a clause, a neuter idea or an appropriate predicative complement.

How It Works

Ho sé can refer to the fact that someone has arrived; it does not identify a masculine or feminine object noun. The demonstratives això and allò commonly correspond to ho when used as direct objects. A definite noun instead normally needs el, la, els or les.

When the antecedent is an entire statement, ho can preserve it across a sentence boundary: han ajornat la reunió; encara no ho sabia. The pronoun does not agree with reunió, because its referent is the postponement fact rather than the meeting as an object. If the intended antecedent is a specific feminine noun, la is needed instead. This semantic distinction is more reliable than choosing whatever English it suggests.

Examples (3)

  1. Han ajornat la reunió; encara no ho sabia.

    They have postponed the meeting; I did not know that yet.

  2. Això ho hem de comprovar.

    We need to check that.

  3. No ho vull discutir ara.

    I do not want to discuss it now.

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ho (oracions i indefinits)Level 6Neuter Ho for Clausal or Unspecific Objects

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