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what does 'lo que sí' mean?
ok i have this sentence 'lo que sí le hizo prometer fue ...'. which i believe translates to 'what he promised her was...'. I am not sure why the sí is there. can someone explain or point me to a website for further explanation.
The entire passage is 'Ella suponía que Will le era fiel en su particular convento náutico, y si no era prefería no saberlo. Lo que sí le hizo prometer fue que no se lanzaría de cabeza a la bebida.'
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2 Answers
- RELv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
The 'sí' is there for emphasis. It's like saying "What she DID make him promise was..."
- 8 years ago
"What she actually did was making him promise...". This means she didn't do other things (like asking him or enquiring if he was unfaithful) but she DID make him promise something.
On the opposite, if she had done many things but she didn't do 1 (as an exception to the tendency), the sentence would say "lo que no le hizo prometer".