Learn Spanish (Latin America): Voy a conservar todo lo que uso para evitar el exceso. - I am going to keep everything that I use to avoid excess.

Voy a conservar todo lo que uso para evitar el exceso.

I am going to keep everything that I use to avoid excess.

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Questions & Answers about Voy a conservar todo lo que uso para evitar el exceso.

Why is uso in the indicative here instead of the subjunctive?

Todo lo que takes the indicative when it refers to a known fact or something that is currently happening. Here, the speaker is talking about the specific things they actually use right now. If they meant "everything I might use" (an unknown or future possibility), they would use the subjunctive: todo lo que use.

Can I drop the lo and just say todo que uso?

No, todo que is always incorrect in Spanish. When you want to say "everything that" or "all that," you need the neutral article lo to refer back to the general idea of "everything." It must always be todo lo que.

Why do we use para instead of por before evitar?

You use para here because it expresses a goal or purpose, translating to "in order to." You are keeping things in order to avoid excess. Por is used for reasons or causes (like "because of").

Why is there an el before exceso if the English translation is just "excess"?

In Spanish, abstract concepts and general nouns (like exceso) usually need a definite article. English often leaves the article out in these cases, but Spanish requires it.