lo

/lo/, [lo]

it, the


Article lo

  1. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
    lo pobre
    the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing

Pronoun lo

  1. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
    lo veo
    I see it
  2. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
    lo es
    That’s it

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Examples
  • ¿Es eso lo que Tom querría?

    Is that what Tom would want?

  • Tom no cree nada de lo que Mary dice.

    Tom doesn't believe anything Mary says.

  • Lo haré con la condición de que me ayudes.

    I will do it on the condition that you help me.

  • Hay mucha gente en el mundo estudiando inglés, por lo que los ingleses están acostumbrados al acento no estándar de aquellos que están aprendiendo, a sus errores gramaticales y demás.

    There are many people in the world studying English, so English people are used to learners' non-standard accents, their grammatical errors and so on.

  • Lo que nos hace libres no es la ley, sino el dinero.

    What makes us free is the money, not the law.

  • Él me lo arrancó de las manos.

    He took it out of my hands.

  • Lo pilló fumando un cigarrillo.

    She caught him smoking a cigarette.

  • Lo sé.

    I know that.

  • «Estaba hablando con Tom.» «¿Sobre qué?» «Sobre lo que hizo Mary.»

    "I was talking with Tom." "About what?" "About what Mary did."

  • Él también lo vio.

    He saw it, too.

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