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Ojalá veas lo atrevido que fue el salto.

Ojalá veas lo atrevido que fue el salto.
I hope you see how daring the jump was.
From Lesson 313:Expressing intensity (lo + adjective + que)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ojalá veas lo atrevido que fue el salto.

Why do we use lo atrevido que to say "how daring" instead of a word like cómo?
The structure lo + adjective + que is the standard, everyday way to express "how [adjective]" something is in Spanish. While you could technically use cuán atrevido (how daring), that sounds extremely formal or literary. You cannot use cómo here, because cómo means "how" in the sense of "in what way," not "to what degree."
Does atrevido agree with the neutral lo or with el salto?
It agrees with el salto (masculine, singular). If the action were feminine, like la acrobacia (the acrobatics), the sentence would change to lo atrevida que fue la acrobacia. The word lo never changes in this structure, but the adjective always matches the noun it describes.
Why is veas in the subjunctive mood but fue is in the indicative?
The verb veas is in the subjunctive because it immediately follows Ojalá, a word that always triggers the subjunctive to express a wish or hope. On the other hand, fue is indicative because the jump actually happened. The daring nature of the jump is an established fact, not a hypothetical wish.
Can I put the subject before the verb and say lo atrevido que el salto fue?
It is highly recommended to keep the verb before the subject here. In Spanish clauses starting with que, the subject (el salto) naturally falls after the verb (fue). Putting it before the verb sounds like a clunky literal translation from English.

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