Hey, how’s it going?<\/p>\n
Today let’s take a look at how the neutral gender article lo <\/strong>is used in Spanish. The thing is, in Spanish there are no neutral nouns, as it so happens in German, so we can’t use lo <\/strong>with nouns.<\/p>\n We use lo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 1. Before adjectives acting as nouns (in masculine singular form):<\/p>\n Lo interesante ser\u00eda saber lo que piensa Laura.<\/em> – The interesting thing would be to know what Laura thinks. 2. Before adjectives, giving them an intensity aspect (lo + adjective + que):<\/p>\n Ya sabes lo buenas que son estas tortas. <\/em>– You know how good these cakes are. 3. Before adverbs with the same intensifying function (lo + adverb + que):<\/p>\n Vio lo bien que se com\u00eda all\u00ed. <\/em>– He saw how well you could eat there. 4. Followed by a relative clause:<\/p>\n No me creo lo que me cuentas.<\/em> – I can’t believe what you’re telling me. 5. To refer to a known event or circumstance:<\/p>\n Lo de Mario es algo muy serio.<\/em> – The thing about Mario is very serious. Lo <\/strong>is also used in some expressions:<\/p>\n a lo largo de<\/em> \u2013 throughout This is it for today, see you guys next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey, how’s it going? Today let’s take a look at how the neutral gender article lo is used in Spanish. The thing is, in Spanish there are no neutral nouns, as it so happens in German, so we can’t use lo with nouns. We use lo: 1. Before adjectives acting as nouns (in masculine singular…<\/p>\n
\nLo malo es su falta de car\u00e1cter. <\/em>– The bad thing is his lack of character.
\nLo peor de mi casa es el sal\u00f3n porque es muy peque\u00f1o.<\/em> – The worst thing about my house is the living room because it’s very small.<\/p>\n
\nTodos comentaron lo divertida que fue la fiesta.<\/em> – Everybody was talking about how fun the party was.
\nF\u00edjate lo guapo que est\u00e1 este chico.<\/em> – Take a look at how handsome that guy is.
\nLe di lo in\u00fatil a mi hermano.<\/em> – I gave my brother the useless stuff.<\/p>\n
\nMira lo mal que lo estoy pasando.<\/em> – See what a bad time I’m having.<\/p>\n
\nSiempre hace lo que t\u00fa dices.<\/em> – He always does what you tell him to.
\nNo logro decidir lo que es mejor.<\/em> – I can’t decide what’s better.<\/p>\n
\nLo de ayer es mejor que lo olvides.<\/em> – You’d better forget what happened yesterday.
\nLo de Ana es todo pretexto y mentiras.<\/em> – Ana’s ways of doing things is all pretext and lies.<\/p>\n
\na lo lejos<\/em> \u2013 in the distance
\na lo loco <\/em>\u2013 like crazy
\na lo mejor<\/em> \u2013 hopefully
\n<\/em>por lo general <\/em>\u2013 generally
\npor lo menos<\/em> \u2013 at least
\npor lo pronto<\/em> \u2013 for now
\npor lo tanto<\/em> \u2013 as a result
\npor lo visto<\/em> \u2013 apparently<\/p>\n