Lo de que + [conjugated verb]
In Spanish, when something has been mentioned in a conversation, we refer to it afterwards with:
For example:
Imagine that someone said yesterday "María is going to live abroad", we would refer to this later like this:
Lo de que María se va a vivir a Francia, ¿es verdad?
That thing about María going to live in France, is it true?
If someone has mentioned "getting a new job", we could refer to this later on:
"Lo de que" can be followed by indicative or subjunctive, without changing the meaning of the sentence.
For example:
Lo de que yo pago todo era una broma. (present indicative)
Lo de que yo pague todo era una broma. (present subjunctive)
That thing about me paying for everything was a joke.
Lo de + infinitive/noun/adverb
We can refer to a previous comment/fact in the same way with:
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Lo de ayer, ¿es verdad?
What was said yesterday, is it true?
Lo de María, ¿es verdad?
That thing about María, is it true?
Lo de irse a Francia, ¿es verdad?
That thing about going to France, is it true?
Lo de que tengas un trabajo nuevo me parece genial.
That thing about you getting a new job is great.
Lo de su decisión, ¿es verdad?
That thing about her decision, is it true?
Lo de que María se va a vivir a Francia, ¿es verdad?
That thing about María going to live in France, is it true?
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