about the article "lo"

Question

Hi everyone! how are you? well I have another doubt but now regarding articles...

I have learned that the article "el" is only used before nouns, and that before adjectives we use "lo". Today I was reading and writing a verse of the Bible and it says:

"Sabemos lo que es "el verdadero amor" porque Cristo dio su vida por nosotros. Entonces nosotros también debemos dar la vida por nuestros hermanos. 1 Juan 3:16

Is that sentence correct? what would be the correct "el verdadero amor" or "lo verdadero amor"?

Thank you!

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Answer 1

This is a good question about a tough subject.

"Sabemos lo que es "el verdadero amor" (We know that which is true love...)

"¿Sabes que es el verdadero amor?" (Do you know what true love is?)

"Que vs. Lo Que 1"

"Que vs. Lo Que 2"

Answer 2

lo que is one of the relative pronouns in Spanish which means " that or what " when you are talking about something in general here is a link that might help you. enter link description here

good luck