Por lo que: which is why
After a comma, por lo que + indicative introduces a result of the whole previous sentence. The lo que points back to everything said before, not to a single noun; together it is a slightly more formal así que.
| There were too many people, which is why we decided not to go in. | Había demasiada gente, por lo que decidimos no entrar. |
| I don't have a car, which is why I go everywhere by bike. | No tengo coche, por lo que voy a todas partes en bici. |
Con lo que: and so
Con lo que works the same way and is very common in conversation.
| I lost the keys, so I had to sleep in a hotel. | Perdí las llaves, con lo que tuve que dormir en un hotel. |
| The power went out, so we were left without internet. | Se fue la luz, con lo que nos quedamos sin internet. |
En consecuencia: as a result
En consecuencia usually opens a new sentence or follows a semicolon or y, like por lo tanto. After a verb it means accordingly.
| Prices have gone up; as a result, people buy less. | Los precios han subido; en consecuencia, la gente compra menos. |
| You already know the risks; act accordingly. | Ya conoces los riesgos; actúa en consecuencia. |
De tal modo que: so much that
Put tal into de modo que or de manera que and the result comes from how something is done: in such a way that, so much that. The result is usually in the indicative.
| He speaks in such a way that nobody understands him. | Habla de tal manera que nadie lo entiende. |
| He explained it in such a way that even the children understood it. | Lo explicó de tal modo que hasta los niños lo entendieron. |
| everyday | more formal |
|---|---|
| así que, por eso, con lo que | por lo que |
| entonces | en consecuencia, por lo tanto |
| tan … que | de tal modo / manera que |
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