Lo único que obtendrás es un mal descanso nocturno.
Why is lo used here?
El or la is used in this context.
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1Why do you think that masculine el or feminine la should be used? What do you think the reason might be for the neuter lo being used or why do you think it shouldn't be used?– user0721090601Mar 5, 2021 at 7:22
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Perhaps the answers spanish.stackexchange.com/questions/4674/when-to-use-lo-and-le might help you.– mdeweyMar 5, 2021 at 16:07
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In this case lo is the neutral article (determiner):
el → masculine singular
la → feminine singular
lo → neutral singular
los → masculine plural
las → feminine plural
All of these Spanish articles correspond to the form THE in English.
In your example there is nothing determining the gender of what is the only thing that you will obtain, therefore you use the neutral.
Compare:
La única COSA que obtendrás es un mal descanso nocturno.
El único RESULTADO que obtendrás es un mal descanso nocturno.
lo is normaly used when there is no noun determining the gender of the subject; anyway the concordance with the adjective should be done with the masculine (of the adjective).
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There is no subjunctive in your example, "obtendrás" is future, indicative, 2nd person, singular Mar 6, 2021 at 3:29
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Maybe you are referring to "RESULTADO", that's an homophonous form "EL RESULTADO" → noun (the result, the outcome). "HA RESULTADO" → past perfect (that has resulted). "QUE RESULTE" → subjunctive (that it results, that it turns out) Mar 6, 2021 at 3:39