English–Spanish

“it” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoello

Pronunciation

IPA/lo/

Example

No lo sé.

I don't know it.

Illustration for lo (it)

How to say “it” in Spanish

“It” in Spanish is lo.

A neuter placeholder for an unspecified idea, event, or quality.

Full entry for lo: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with lo

Lo vi ayer.

I saw it yesterday.

Tips for using lo

  • Frequently combines with que (lo que...) to summarize what someone said or what happened, so knowing lo que constructions helps follow and respond in conversation.

Other Spanish words for “it”

Hablamos mucho sobre ello.

We talked a lot about it.

“it” in other languages