Emphasizing Degree
To highlight an extreme quality—especially when it makes another fact surprising or inevitable—use con lo. This structure often translates to "given how" or "considering how".
Use con lo + an adjective or adverb + que + a verb in the indicative.
| Given how dangerous it is, he summoned the curse himself. | Con lo peligroso que es, invocó la maldición él mismo. |
| Given how haunted the castle is, she felt terror upon seeing the spirit. | Con lo embrujado que está el castillo, ella sintió terror al ver al espíritu. |
Even though the neutral word lo is used, the adjective still agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes.
| Do not open the graves, given how dangerous the curse is. | No abran las tumbas, con lo peligrosa que es la maldición. |
Setting the Scene
You can easily use this structure in the past tense to describe a scary sequence of events. The con lo... que clause can go at the beginning or the end of the sentence.
| Given how gloomy the place was, creepy noises were heard. | Con lo tenebroso que era el lugar, se oyeron ruidos espeluznantes. |
| Given how creepy the howl was, the boy felt a lot of fear! | ¡Con lo espeluznante que fue el aullido, el niño sintió mucho miedo! |
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