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lo van a

they are going to do it

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phrase Uncommon #19,271
they are going to do it This is an incomplete phrase: lo means “it” and van a introduces an action that follows in the infinitive, such as lo van a dar, “they are going to give it.” The pronoun lo usually comes before van a.
SP: Lo van a encontrar mañana.
EN: They are going to find it tomorrow.

Si no lo entienden por las buenas lo van a entender por las malas.

If they don't understand it the easy way, they'll understand it the hard way.

Y si no lo está, ellos no nos lo van a devolver.

And if it isn't, they're not going to give it back to us.

— El orfanato (2007)

Mi hermano está en una misión y no lo van a capturar.

My brother is on a mission, and he won't be captured.

— RRR (2022)

Lo van a rastrear.

They're going to track him.

Lo van a considerar una gran injusticia.

They’re going to consider it a great injustice.

Lo van a matar.

They're going to kill him.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Lo van a dar a alguien más.

They're going to give it to someone else.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Lo van a oír los otros animales.

The other animals will hear it.

Os lo van a quitar todo cuando quieran.

They're going to take everything away from you whenever they want.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Lo van a alquilar.

They are going to rent it out.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

Y lo van a dormir.

And they're going to put him to sleep.

— Die My Love (2025)

No lo van a entender.

They won’t understand it.

Lo van a coser.

They’re going to sew it up.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Lo van a meter a la cárcel al imbécil.

They're going to put that moron in jail.

— También la lluvia (2011)

De verdad no lo van a olvidar, yo mismo lo anoté en el calendario.

They really aren't going to forget it; I wrote it on the calendar myself.

Y los que lo saben, no lo van a decir.

And those who know, aren't going to say.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

No lo van a resolver.

They're not going to solve it.

— El botín (2026)