Breakdown of Ese es el lote por el que siempre pujo.
ser
to be
siempre
always
ese
that (masculine)
que
that / than
Questions & Answers about Ese es el lote por el que siempre pujo.
Why do we say por el que instead of ending the clause with a preposition like in English?
In Spanish, you can never end a clause with a preposition. Instead of saying "the lot I bid for", you must structure it as "the lot for which I bid". The preposition por moves in front of the relative pronoun el que.
Why is there an el in por el que? Couldn't we just say por que?
After prepositions like por, en, or con, you usually need to include a definite article before que. Because it refers back to el lote, a masculine singular noun, we use el que. If we were talking about a house (la casa), it would be por la que.
Why do we use por here instead of para?
The verb pujar (to bid) uses the preposition por to indicate the item you are bidding on or trying to get. This aligns with the common rule of using por for exchanges, transactions, or purchases.
Why does the sentence start with Ese instead of Eso?