Breakdown of Lo importante es el pase, salvo para los miembros.
ser
to be
importante
important
para
for
lo
the ... thing (neuter article)
Questions & Answers about Lo importante es el pase, salvo para los miembros.
Why do we use salvo para instead of just salvo here?
salvo means "except", but we include para to match the English "except for". Because the pass is a requirement for people, we keep the preposition para to show exactly who the rule applies to. You could also say salvo los miembros (except the members), but adding para is very precise and natural here.
Are excepto and menos interchangeable with salvo in this sentence?
Why does the sentence start with Lo importante instead of El importante?
We use the neuter article lo with a masculine singular adjective to mean "the [adjective] thing" or "the [adjective] part". Here, lo importante means "the important thing". If you used el, it would have to refer to a specific masculine noun, like "the important man".
Does el pase mean the same thing as a ticket?