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Originally Posted by Tomisimo
Here's the rule:
The preposition a is used before a noun when the noun is both a direct object of a verb and the noun is a person or is personified.
In your example, hermano is not the direct object of a verb, so the rule doesn't apply.
See also Personal a
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I think this whole direct object and indirect object business is the most confusing thing I have run into while learning Spanish.
Also, I suppose that when using
con, you would never form a sentence where a person (or a personified object) would be the direct object. Am I right to think this?
Él abrazó a ella.
Ella is the direct object because she is receiving the action.
Él compró el coche con ella, o, Él lo compró con ella.
The car is the direct object now.