The Neuter Article ("Lo") Flashcards

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Q

What are the five uses of ‘lo’

A

– as a thing / things (followed by adjective)
e.g. No me gusta lo amargo.

– to express an entity, place, or abstract idea.

– as a part of something;
e.g. Lo importante de la vida es el fin.

– as how (instead of cómo or la manera en que).
e.g. Quedó sorprendido por lo absurdo de su manera de ser

– to express the degree or nature of something; to emphasize the idea of that adjective
Qué es lo romántico para ti?
(What is the romantic ideal for you?)

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Q

When do you not use lo to describe something abstract?

A

When forming a superlative.

e.g. Mi perro es el más inteligente.

(Use the definite article + más + adjective to form a superlative.)

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I don’t understand the things that you do.

A

No entiendo lo que haces.

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The important thing is that she comes.

A

Lo importante es que venga.

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It’s all the same thing for me if we go to the beach or to the pool.

A

Me da lo mismo si vamos a la playa que a la piscina.

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The things he says are impossible.

A

Lo que dice es imposible.

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Q

The hard part about Spanish is the vocab

A

Lo difícil del español es el vocabulario.

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I can’t separate his part from my part.

A

No puedo separar lo suyo de lo mío.

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She was surprised by how absurd his way of life was.

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Quedó sorprendido por lo absurdo de su manera de ser.

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10
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I want the students to realize how beautiful those passages are.

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Quiero que los estudiantes se den cuenta de lo bello que son aquellos pasajes.

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I don’t have the words to define how happy I am.

A

No tengo palabras para definir lo feliz que soy.

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I don’t have words to define how important our coming together is.

A

No tengo palabras para definir lo importante que es nuestra unión.

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13
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I would do the same thing in your place

A

Yo en tu lugar haría lo mismo

Yo haría lo mismo en tu lugar

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I don’t have the words to describe how happy I am.

A

No tengo palabras para describir lo feliz que estoy.

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That which is mine is more than yours.

A

Lo mío es más que lo tuyo

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This is the best newspaper in Mexico.

This newspaper is the best in Mexico.

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Éste es el mejor periódico de México.

Este periódico es el mejor de México.

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The important thing is that you are healthy.

A

Lo importante es que estás sano.

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He doesn’t know how sad I am

A

No sabe lo triste que estoy.

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Q

My dog is the most intelligent.

A

Mi perro es el más inteligente.

Use the definite article + más + adjective to form a superlative.

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Q

I don’t like bitter things.

A

No me gusta lo amargo.

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What is the romantic ideal for you?

A

Qué es lo romántico para ti?

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You’re the most important thing to me.

A

Eres lo mas importante para mí

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The difficult thing about French is the accent

A

Lo difícil del francés es el acento

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Their stubbornness is the worst thing about their family

A

Su testarudez es lo peor de su familia

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My family is the most important thing in my life.
Mi familia es lo más importante en mi vida.
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Almudena is the smartest girl of the class.
Almudena es la chica más lista de la clase.
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Is this the best that you can do?
Esto es lo mejor que puedes hacer?
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What I have just told you, keep secret
Lo que te acabo de decir, guárdalo en secreto | Lo que acabo de decirte, mantén el secreto
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I love how sweet this chocolate is.
Me encanta lo dulce que es este chocolate
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I have seen how hard he worked
He visto lo mucho que trabajaba
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I'm going to tell you what's new straight away
Te voy a decir lo nuevo en seguida
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I don't like sweet things
No me gusta lo dulce
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I finally understood what the professor told me.
Finalmente entendí lo que el profesor me dijo.
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What I put in the cake is the surprise.
Lo que puse en la torta es una sorpresa
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My car is the worst one on the lot.
Mi coche es el peor del estacionamiento Is referring to the car, not an abstract idea of a car
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The thief showed us once again how easy it is to steal
El ladrón nos mostró una vez más lo fácil que es robar.
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At his wedding day, he was the happiest man in the world.
Al día de su boda, era el hombre más feliz en el mundo
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He is the man of my dreams.
Él es el hombre de mis sueños Referring to specific man, not an abstract idea of a man
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The good (side) will win.
Lo bueno ganará. "Lo bueno" refers to the abstract idea of "good" and not a specific group of people.
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The least you could do would be to help him.
Lo menos que podría hacer sería ayudarle
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Then he decided to devote himself to what is religious.
Entonces decidió dedicarse a lo religioso "lo" + an adjective is used to express an abstract idea (concept)