Relative Pronouns: 'Lo Que' & 'Lo Cual'
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.8.13
'Lo Que' and 'Lo Cual'
'Lo que' and 'lo cual' are used to talk about situations, concepts and sentences as a whole.
'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 cheese.
- Pase lo que pase.
- Whatever happens, happens.
'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 propósito, lo cual es importante.
- They understand our aim, which is important.
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