Phrase · 🔦 Emphasising and focusing
Lo que necesitamos son soluciones, no excusas.
What we need is solutions, not excuses.
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Why every word is where it is
Lodeterminerthe (neuter)el · definitequepronounthat, which, whonecesitamos2verbwe neednecesitar · present · 1st pl.son1verbareser · present · 3rd pl.solucionesnounsolutionssolución · fem. · pl.,noadverbnot, noexcusas3nounexcusesexcusa · fem. · pl..
- Lo → necesitamos: topic clause
- son → soluciones: pl. agreement
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1With a plural focus, ser goes plural: son soluciones. Emphasis and information structure: clefts and lo … que →
- 2necesitar takes a direct object, with no de.
- 3excusa = excuse (Portuguese desculpa).