The Use of Indirect Object Pronouns
I'm trying to write a sentence that means "What are you planning for Christmas this year?" and I've come up with what I thought was the correct question to ask:
"¿Qué están planeando para navidad este año?"
However, I have also been told to say:
"¿Lo qué están planeando para navidad este año?"
If I remember correctly, "Lo" is an indirect object pronoun and I can't figure out why it would be needed in this sentence. Does "lo" have a different meaning here or am I just missing something?
1 Answer
Hi Jade. The first sentence asks, "What are you (plural) planning for Christmas this year?". The second isn't really a question, "What you are planning for Christmas this year?". You would have to elaborate, "What you are planning for Christmas this year is...", but that sentence structure is awkward and wouldn't convey the question you want to ask. I would go with the first sentence, "lo" isn't needed here.
