Breakdown of ¿Ves el museo? No, no lo veo.
no
no, not
ver
to see / to look / appear
el museo
the museum
lo
it / him (direct object)
Questions & Answers about ¿Ves el museo? No, no lo veo.
Why is lo before veo? In English we say "I see it".
In Spanish, direct object pronouns like lo (it or him), la (it or her), los (them), and las (them) usually go right before the conjugated verb. So instead of saying "I see it", the structure is literally "it I see" (lo veo).
Why use lo here instead of la?
Why are there two no words in No, no lo veo?
How do we know who is doing the seeing if there are no words for "you" or "I"?
The verb endings tell you who the subject is. Ves is the tú (informal you) form of the verb ver (to see), so it means "you see". Veo is the yo (I) form, meaning "I see". Because these verb endings make it clear who is acting, the subject pronouns tú and yo are naturally left out.
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