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'Lo Que' & 'Lo Cual'

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'Lo Que' and 'Lo Cual'

'Lo que' and 'lo cual' are used to talk about situations, concepts and sentences as a whole.

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'Lo que'

  • 'Lo que' can be used either at the start of a sentence or after a phrase.
    • Lo que quiero decir es que me gusta el queso.
      • What I want to say it that I like the cheese.
    • Pase lo que pase.
      • Whatever happens, happens.
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'Lo cual'

  • The main difference between these two is that 'lo cual' is not often used at the start of a sentence.
  • It is normally used in reference to something else.
    • Entienden nuestro propĆ³sito, lo cual es importante.
      • They understand our aim, which is important.

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