Breakdown of Una minoría de los miembros no pagan la membresía, lo que es injusto.
ser
to be
de
from / of
no
no, not
una
a, an (feminine)
los
the (masculine plural)
pagar
to pay
que
that / than
la
the (feminine)
lo
the ... thing (neuter article)
injusto
unfair
la minoría
the minority
el miembro
member
la membresía
the membership
Questions & Answers about Una minoría de los miembros no pagan la membresía, lo que es injusto.
Why is the verb pagan in the plural when Una minoría is singular?
When a phrase like una minoría de is followed by a plural noun like los miembros, you can conjugate the verb in either the singular (paga) to match the group, or the plural (pagan) to match the members. Both are correct! Using the plural is very common here because the speaker is thinking about the multiple people doing the action.
Why use lo que instead of just que before es injusto?
We use lo que when referring back to a complete idea or situation rather than a specific noun. Here, it refers to the entire previous fact (that a minority doesn't pay). If you only used que, it would point to the noun right before it (la membresía), incorrectly suggesting that the membership itself is unfair.
Could I use lo cual instead of lo que in this sentence?
Is membresía the standard word for membership?
Yes, membresía is the standard term in Latin America for both the status of being a member and the fee you pay (like for a gym or club). In Spain, you would more likely hear cuota for the fee, or ser socio for the status of being a member.
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