Breakdown of Para mí, la explicación de lo que ha ocurrido no tiene sentido.
para
for / in order to (+ infinitive) / by (a deadline)
de
of
no
no / not
tener
to have
mí
me
ocurrir
to happen
haber
to have (auxiliary)
lo que
what (that which)
la explicación
the explanation
el sentido
the sense
Questions & Answers about Para mí, la explicación de lo que ha ocurrido no tiene sentido.
Why do we use lo que here instead of just qué for "what"?
In Spanish, when you want to say "what" meaning "the thing that" or "that which", you use the neuter pronoun lo que. We cannot use the question word qué because this is not a direct or indirect question. Instead, lo que acts as a bridge referring back to an abstract situation or unnamed concept, which in this case is the events that have happened.
Why does the sentence start with para mí and not por mí?
The preposition para is used here because it expresses an opinion or personal perspective, translating perfectly to "in my opinion" or "for me". If you used por mí, it would change the meaning to indicate that something was done on your behalf, because of you, or for your sake.
Why is it no tiene sentido instead of no hace sentido to say it "makes no sense"?
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