Lesson 37 · Usage
Teach
Fill it in 5
Say it 3
Review 4
Que and lo que
que / lo que
Say these out loud
Why it works
Que hangs off a noun: el correo que te mandé.
Lo que stands for a whole idea with no noun: no entendí lo que dijo.
English drops that. Spanish never drops que.
Why not que
no entendí que dijo
I did not understand what did he say
Reads as a question: I did not understand WHAT did he say. The idea needs lo que.
In a full sentence
Repetí la frase que dijo mi jefe en la reunión.
I repeated the phrase that my boss said in the meeting.
Que refers back to the noun “la frase”.
No entendí lo que dijo la médica ayer.
I didn’t understand what the doctor said yesterday.
Lo que refers to the whole thing she said.
El informe que hice para la revisión está listo.
The report that I made for the review is ready.
Que refers back to the noun “el informe”.
Mi compañero vio lo que hice con el error.
My colleague saw what I did with the bug.
Lo que refers to the whole thing I did.
5 gaps to fill, then 3 sentences from the English · say or type each one