{"id":7188,"date":"2013-07-10T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7188"},"modified":"2014-07-16T11:09:26","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T15:09:26","slug":"the-neuter-gender-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/the-neuter-gender-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"The Neuter Gender in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Spanish we don’t have a neuter gender per se, but we do have the lo<\/strong><\/em> article that follows other elements with noun functions.<\/p>\n

Here’s how it is used:<\/p>\n

1. Before an adjective (lo + adjective<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lo bueno de este trabajo es que se aprende mucho.
\nThe good thing about this job is that you learn a lot.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lo peor de mi casa es el ba\u00f1o – muy peque\u00f1ito.
\nThe worst part of my house is the bathroom – it’s tiny.<\/em><\/p>\n

2. Before an adjective showing intensity (lo + adjective + que<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prueba y ver\u00e1s lo buena que est\u00e1 la comida.
\nTaste it and you’ll see how good the food is.<\/em><\/p>\n

Todos comentan lo divertido que fue el viaje.
\nEverybody talks about how much fun the trip was.<\/em><\/p>\n

3. Before an intensity adverb (lo + adverb + que<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hay que ver lo bien que este autor escribe.
\nYou have to see how well this author writes.<\/em><\/p>\n

No s\u00e9 c\u00f3mo consigue vivir con lo poco que gana.
\nI don’t know how he manages to live with the little money he earns.<\/em><\/p>\n

4. Before de when we refer to something specific (lo + de<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lo de Juan no lo comentes.
\nDon\u00b4t talk about what happened to Juan.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lo de ma\u00f1ana ya te lo contar\u00e9.
\nI will tell you what happened in the morning very soon.<\/em><\/p>\n

5. Before some sentences or phrases (lo + que<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lo que t\u00fa no sabes es que ella era casada.
\nWhat you don’t know is that she was married.<\/em><\/p>\n

Siempre hacemos lo que queremos.
\nWe always do what we want.<\/em><\/p>\n

6. Before possessive adjectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lo m\u00edo es el f\u00fatbol.
\nSoccer is my thing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lo nuestro se termin\u00f3 este verano. No pod\u00edamos seguir juntos.
\nOur affair ended this summer. We couldn’t be together any longer.<\/em><\/p>\n

No veo soluci\u00f3n a lo tuyo.
\nI can’t see a solution to your problem.<\/em><\/p>\n

7. (a) lo de – a place or someone’s house<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voy a lo de mi hermano m\u00e1s tarde.
\nI’m going to my brother’s place later on.<\/em><\/p>\n

En lo de Irene puedes comer unas empanadas maravillosas.
\nAt Irene’s (bar\/restaurant) you can eat great empanadas.<\/em><\/p>\n

Some more examples with popular sayings:<\/p>\n

“Haz lo<\/strong> que bien digo y no lo<\/strong> que mal hago.”<\/em>
\n “Lo<\/strong> que es bueno para el h\u00edgado es malo para el bazo.”<\/em>
\n “El dinero hace lo<\/strong> malo bueno.”<\/em>
\n “Lo<\/strong> que uno no quiere otro lo<\/strong> ruega.”<\/em>
\n “Lo<\/strong> mejor de los dados es no jugarlos.”<\/em><\/p>\n

There are several useful expressions with lo<\/em><\/strong> too!<\/p>\n

a lo largo de<\/strong> = throughout
\na lo lejos<\/strong> = in the distance
\na lo loco<\/strong> = like crazy
\na lo mejor<\/strong> = probably
\nsaberlo todo<\/strong> = to know it all
\npor lo general<\/strong> = generally
\npor lo menos<\/strong> = at least
\npor lo pronto<\/strong> = for now
\npor lo tanto<\/strong> = as a result, therefore
\npor lo visto<\/strong> = apparently<\/p>\n

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In Spanish we don’t have a neuter gender per se, but we do have the lo article that follows other elements with noun functions. Here’s how it is used: 1. Before an adjective (lo + adjective) Lo bueno de este trabajo es que se aprende mucho. The good thing about this job is that you…<\/p>\n

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