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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo ke/
- Syllabification: lo que
Pronoun
lo que
- what (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.
- whatever
- lo que tú digas ― whatever you say
- which (pronoun referring to a clause)
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
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