difference between cuál and lo que

LilouC1Kwiziq community member

difference between cuál and lo que

Hello, in cases where cuál means what, is there a difference between cuál and lo que ?

Thanks !

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using lo que = what, which, that which, the thing that (Spanish relative pronouns)"

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GarryA2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"lo que" more correctly means "that which" while "lo cual" implies "which". In american English the difference between them all is difficult to translate.

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InmaKwiziq team member

Hola Lilou

"lo cual" can mean the same as "lo que", for example:

Mi hermano sacó mejores notas que yo, lo que me fastidió mucho.

My brother got better results than me, which I found very annoying.

Mi hermano sacó mejores notas que yo, lo cual me fastidió mucho.

My brother got better results than me, which I found very annoying.

Using lo cual is a bit more formal than lo que.

Saludos

Inma

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difference between cuál and lo que

Hello, in cases where cuál means what, is there a difference between cuál and lo que ?

Thanks !

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