Word
La gente comenta lo de la corrupción.
Meaning
People talk about the corruption thing.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of La gente comenta lo de la corrupción.
de
from / of
la gente
the people
la
the (feminine)
comentar
to comment
Questions & Answers about La gente comenta lo de la corrupción.
What exactly does lo de mean here?
Why is it comenta (singular) instead of comentan (plural) if it means 'people talk'?
In Spanish, la gente (people) is a singular collective noun. Even though it refers to a group of individuals, grammatically it acts like a single unit, much like 'the crowd' or 'the public' does in English. Therefore, you must use the singular verb form comenta.
Doesn't comenta need a preposition like sobre (about) after it?
Not necessarily. While you can say comentar sobre (to comment on or talk about), the verb comentar is often used transitively, meaning it directly attaches to what is being discussed. So, comentar lo de la corrupción translates smoothly as 'to discuss the corruption thing' without needing an extra preposition.
Why do we need la before corrupción?