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lo que

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lo ke/ [lo ke]
  • Syllabification: lo que

Pronoun

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lo que

  1. what, that which (the thing that)
    Synonym: (in some constructions) qué
    Buscamos lo que escondieron.We're looking for what they hid.
    No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto.
    There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I'm doing in my own room.
  2. whatever
    lo que tú digaswhatever you say
  3. (relative) which (pronoun referring to a preceding clause)
    Llegó tarde, lo que me molestó.He arrived late, which annoyed me.
  4. (in comparative constructions, after de) Introduces a subordinate clause expressing the standard of comparison following a main-clause comparative word or phrase (más, menos, mejor, peor, antes, etc.); than [what, how]
    Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo.
    I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than it did.
    Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad.
    I promise you all that things appear much worse than they actually are

Derived terms

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Conjunction

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lo que

  1. (at least Canary Islands, nonstandard) but
    El coche es barato, lo que no va muy rápido.The car is cheap, but it's not very fast.

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