‘Le’ is used with some verbs in Spanish where you might not expect it. This lesson, aimed at intermediate students, explains.
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Learn about pronouns le and les in Spanish
Le and les are pronouns: they replace a noun (person, animal or thing) used as the indirect object in the sentence (object introduced by the preposition a).
Have a look at these examples:
You also use le or les to replace the formal forms usted and ustedes:
Note that the indirect object pronoun agrees in number with the noun it is replacing:
Masculine / Feminine
Singular
le to it / him / her / you
Plural
les to them / you
The indirect object pronoun is placed in front of the conjugated verb.
ATTENTION:
In Spanish, it's common to use both the indirect object pronoun and the indirect object noun it's replacing in the same sentence, for emphasis:
Here are some other examples where "le/les" refer to things:
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Learn about Spanish indirect object pronouns
Me, te, le, nos, os, les are indirect object pronouns in Spanish. They are used to indicate who benefits from or is affected by the action of the verb in the sentence. The most common translations in English are: (to/for) me, you, him, her, us, them.
As pronouns they replace people, animals or objects.
Have a look at the following examples:
Sometimes, when we talk about putting or attaching things on people, animals or things we still use the indirect object pronouns without the preposition. For example:
Notice how in all the sentences above the pronouns are placed before the conjugated verb.
To see how they are placed with other verbal forms see
Warning: Not all prepositions introduce an indirect object! Indirect objects are specifically the ones that the verb is doing something to or for.
Personal pronoun
Spanish indirect
object pronouns
English
yo
me
(to/for) me
tú
te
(to/for) you
él / ellausted
lele
(to/for) him/ her you
nosotros / nosotras
nos
(to/for) us
vosotros / vosotras
os
(to/for) you
ellos / ellasustedes
lesles
(to/for) them you
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These are called object pronouns and they take a little practice. Though don't worry, object pronouns are basically just words that mean 'it' or 'him or her'. The...
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Sometimes it can be difficult to know if you should use lo/la or le when we talk about people in Spanish. You see it with both, but why? Isn't a person indirect object and therefore le? Well, let's go into detail and see all the different cases: Direct object
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Knowing the uses of se in Spanish will help you speak fludily and reach fluency soon. Check out this guide to also learn about related topics too!
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