El Que Forms

Question 1

La que

Answer 1

She who

Question 1

El que

Answer 1

He who

Question 2

Los que

Answer 2

Those who (when used for a person)
Those that (when used for objects)

Question 3

Las que

Answer 3

Those who (when used for a person)
Those that (when used for objects)

Question 4

El que and la que may be replaced with?

Answer 4

Quien (singular)
Quienes (plural)

Quien is only used for people.

Example:
“Quien no coopera, no va a tener éxito.”
He who doesn’t cooperate isn’t going to be successful.

“Quienes tienen la culpa deben confesársela.” Those who are at blame should confess it.

Question 5

Lo que

Answer 5

Used to refer to abstract ideas, and has several translations.

1. “What” and joins two clauses
   “No ganó lo que quería.”
   He didn’t earn (win) what he wanted (to).
2. After a comma means “which”
   “Estela llegó tarde a la cena, lo que les desagradó a sus padres.”
   Estela arrived late to dinner, which displeased her parents.