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Yoodle15 November 28, 2011 05:10 AM

¿Qué representa el pronombre 'le' en esta frase?
 
"Elena le informa a Raquel que no sabe nada de la carta del secreto de la señora Suárez."

Representa Raquel o representa la carta?

aleCcowaN November 28, 2011 05:52 AM

Elena no la leyó y le informa eso.

(la = carta)
(le = Raquel)

I know it's difficult, but the way is to quickly inspect the rough meaning of the verb: "informar" involves some conscious process both ends of the line, so it should be a person, not a thing. Easier said that done, but developing an ability to instantly categorized verbs can be a key point in mastering these subjects. It's only hard in the beginning.

chileno November 28, 2011 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aleCcowaN (Post 119011)
Elena no la leyó y le informa eso.

(la = carta)
(le = Raquel)

I know it's difficult, but the way is to quickly inspect the rough meaning of the verb: "informar" involves some conscious process both ends of the line, so it should be a person, not a thing. Easier said than done, but developing an ability to instantly categorize verbs can be a key point in mastering these subjects. It's only hard in the beginning.

A couple of corrections. :)

aleCcowaN November 28, 2011 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by chileno (Post 119013)
A couple of corrections. :)

Thanks :thumbsup:

[Lately I have been exposed to Guarani instead of English]

Yoodle15 December 05, 2011 07:47 AM

Thank you! But isn't Raquel a woman? Shouldn't the pronoun used to describe her be 'la'?

chileno December 05, 2011 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoodle15 (Post 119233)
Thank you! But isn't Raquel a woman? Shouldn't the pronoun used to describe her be 'la'?

Yes, but that "le" refers to "(a) ella"

Right?

AngelicaDeAlquezar December 05, 2011 08:38 AM

@Yoodle: Check the differences between indirect and direct object pronouns. :)

Rusty December 05, 2011 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoodle15 (Post 119233)
Thank you! But isn't Raquel a woman? Shouldn't the pronoun used to describe her be 'la'?

No, 'le' is an indirect object pronoun, and this is what should be used. 'La' is a direct object pronoun, as is 'lo', 'las' and 'los'. They need to agree in gender, and number, with the direct object they replace. The indirect object pronouns 'le' and 'les' don't agree in gender with the indirect object they replace, only in number.


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