Do I have to put an article before an abstract noun?

Question

Do I have to put an article before an abstract noun?

I've learned there are un, una, unos and unas. What about abstract nouns? Do I have to put anything before them?

Answer 1

An abstract noun, if I understand your question, does not require an article because for this we use the male pronoun Lo, which in these cases becomes neutral gender, ie: Lo que te quiero decir es que no voy a salir contigo (The thing that I want to tell you is that I´m not going out with you)

Note that it is abstract in Spanish, but in English it is a regular noun with an article. And Lo can represent various words as well.

Answer 2

Lo is an article, the neutral article. (The masculine is el)

Answer 3

Usually, especially if it is the subject of the sentence. Could you provide examples?

Answer 4

Lo is an article, the neutral article. (The masculine is el)

Where Lo is used as an article would be something like; Lo bueno de esta mala situación es que nos hemos concido tú y yo (the good thing about this bad situacion is that you and I have come to know each other).

But I´m not sure if this is a case of abstract noun or not; for this I would defer to a gramarian.

Answer 5

well, I'm just a very beginner. I don't know how to make a sentence yet lol anyway I was just learning the articles and got a question.

what if the abstract noun is not specific, what article should I use?

thank you

Can you give an example of a non-specific abstract noun? (In English or Spanish). - RafaelNoiret, Jul 10, 2013