Breakdown of Resto un tercio del inventario y lo vendo.
y
and
un
a, an (masculine)
del
from the / of the
vender
to sell
lo
it / him (direct object)
el inventario
inventory
restar
to subtract
el tercio
third (fraction)
Questions & Answers about Resto un tercio del inventario y lo vendo.
Why do we use un tercio here instead of tercero?
Does resto mean 'I rest' here?
No, that is a common false friend! To say 'I rest,' you would use descanso (from descansar). Here, resto is the 'yo' (I) form of the verb restar, which means 'to subtract' or 'to deduct.'
Why is it del inventario rather than just de inventario?
When talking about a fraction of a specific whole, you connect the fraction to the noun using the preposition de (of). Because you are talking about 'the' inventory, you need the definite article el. The words de and el must combine to form the contraction del.
What does the lo in lo vendo refer to?
Lo is a direct object pronoun meaning 'it.' In this sentence, it refers back to the thing being sold: the third of the inventory (un tercio). Since tercio is a masculine singular noun, it requires the masculine singular pronoun lo.
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