Artículo neutro
In addition to definite and indefinite articles, Spanish has a neuter article: lo. It’s invariable and can be used in front of just about any adjective in order to express something abstract or a quality.
| lo fácil | the easy thing, part | |
| lo bueno | the good thing | |
| lo bello | what’s beautiful | |
| lo justo | what is just | |
| lo mejor | the best part |
Lo + adjective = The ___ thing
Lo + adjective is usually translated in English as "The (adjective) thing/part/one/style" or "What is (adjective)."
Por ejemplo …
| Lo difícil es que no comprendo la diferencia. | The hard thing is that I don’t understand the difference. | |
| No viste lo mejor de la película. | You didn’t see the best part of the movie. | |
| Lo importante es que estamos juntos. | What’s important is that we are together. | |
| Me gusta lo azúl. | I like the blue one. | |
| Vestís a lo americano. | You dress in the American style/like Americans. |
Lo + adjective / adverb + que = How ___!
The construction lo + adjective or adverb + que means "How (adjective)":
| ¡No sabes lo feliz que estoy! | You don’t know how happy I am! | |
| Veo lo importante que es. | I see how important it is. | |
| Olvidé lo bello que eres. | I forgot how beautiful you are. | |
| ¿Comprendes lo fácil que es? | Do you understand how easy it is? |
Neuter Article Quiz
Think you’ve got it? Test yourself on the Spanish neuter article with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:
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Lo is also a neuter object pronoun.
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