lo que hacía

what I/he/she was doing

→ lo
phrase Uncommon #23,799
what I/he/she was doing The subject is understood from context; it can refer to different people, not just the speaker.
SP: No entendía lo que hacía.
EN: I didn’t understand what he was doing.

Tom no pudo ver lo que hacía Mary.

Tom couldn't see what Mary was doing.

Los últimos ocho, mandando gente a este infierno sin saber lo que hacía.

The last eight—sending people into this hell without knowing what he was doing.

— El hoyo (2019)

Piensa en lo que hacía con los cuerpos.

Think about what he used to do with the bodies.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Aunque ella no sabía lo que hacía.

Although she didn't know what she was doing.

No entendía si lo que hacía estaba bien o mal.

I didn't understand whether what I was doing was right or wrong.

— RRR (2022)

Eso era todo lo que hacía.

That was all he did.

Tom no podía ver lo que hacía Mary.

Tom couldn't see what Mary was doing.

No pensé lo que hacía.

I didn't think about what I was doing.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

¿Sabes qué es lo que hacía siempre en el centro?

Do you know what I always used to do downtown?

— Mommy (2014)

Él sabía perfectamente lo que hacía.

He knew perfectly well what he was doing.

— Temporada de Sangre (2025)

Yo sabía lo que hacía.

I knew what I was doing.

Solo el Señor sabe qué es lo que hacía allí arriba.

Only the Lord knows what he was doing up there.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Rastros de lo que hacía, o de dónde me encontraba.

Traces of what I was doing, or where I was.

— Ángeles caídos (1995)

La gente siempre me decía que tuviera cuidado con lo que hacía.

People always told me to be careful what I was doing.

¿Y sabes lo que hacía?

And do you know what he used to do?

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Pero ¿sabías lo que hacía?

But did you know what he was doing?

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)