"que" vs. "con lo que" to express "because"

J. B.C1Kwiziq community member

"que" vs. "con lo que" to express "because"

There's a previous B2 lesson on Kwiziq that teaches that "que" is an acceptable way to express "because". So why is "con lo que" a better answer to the question: "Me sorprende que él haya cedido ________ ha defendido su postura siempre" than simply "que"?

Asked 1 year ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Jonah

In Spanish we really mean "despite him having defended his position" but that doesn't quite click in English. We've modified it a bit and omitted the answer saying "que" to avoid confusion. 

I hope it helps.

Saludos

J. B. asked:

"que" vs. "con lo que" to express "because"

There's a previous B2 lesson on Kwiziq that teaches that "que" is an acceptable way to express "because". So why is "con lo que" a better answer to the question: "Me sorprende que él haya cedido ________ ha defendido su postura siempre" than simply "que"?

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