1
Q
La que
A
She who
1
Q
El que
A
He who
2
Q
Los que
A
Those who (when used for a person)
Those that (when used for objects)
3
Q
Las que
A
Those who (when used for a person)
Those that (when used for objects)
4
Q
El que and la que may be replaced with?
A
Quien (singular)
Quienes (plural)
Quien is only used for people.
Example:
“Quien no coopera, no va a tener éxito.”
He who doesn’t cooperate isn’t going to be successful.
“Quienes tienen la culpa deben confesársela.” Those who are at blame should confess it.
5
Q
Lo que
A
Used to refer to abstract ideas, and has several translations.
- “What” and joins two clauses
“No ganó lo que quería.”
He didn’t earn (win) what he wanted (to). - After a comma means “which”
“Estela llegó tarde a la cena, lo que les desagradó a sus padres.”
Estela arrived late to dinner, which displeased her parents.
