Breakdown of Lo sabio de la moraleja nos ayuda a vivir mejor.
de
from / of
vivir
to live / to be constantly (doing something)
a
to
ayudar
to help
Questions & Answers about Lo sabio de la moraleja nos ayuda a vivir mejor.
Why do we use lo before sabio instead of el?
Lo is a neuter article. When you put lo in front of a masculine singular adjective like sabio (wise), it turns it into an abstract noun. Instead of describing a specific masculine noun, lo sabio means the wise thing or the wise part in general.
Is moraleja related to the English word moral?
Why is there an a before the verb vivir?
The verb ayudar (to help) requires the preposition a when it connects to an infinitive verb (a verb ending in -ar, -er, or -ir). Since vivir is an infinitive, helps us live must be structured as nos ayuda a vivir.
Why is nos placed before ayuda rather than after it?
In Spanish, object pronouns like nos (us) generally must go immediately before the conjugated verb. You can only attach pronouns to the end of a verb if it is an infinitive (like vivir) or a gerund (an -ndo form).