This should be al or el?

[michaelbr]

In this sentence "Ellos dejan al perro dormir en su cama", why perro has A in front of EL? I thought perro is direct object of DEJAR. Can someone explain to me, please?

Thanks

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by michaelbr

In the sentence "Ellos dejan al perro dormir en su cama", why does perro have an A in front of EL? I thought perro was a direct object of DEJAR. Can someone explain this to me, please?

Thanks.

The 'perro' is the indirect object in this sentence. 'Dejar' takes both a direct object - 'dormir en su cama' - and an indirect object - 'al perro'.

What is allowed? - Sleeping
To whom is it allowed? - the dog

[michaelbr]

Originally Posted by Rusty

The 'perro' is the indirect object in this sentence. 'Dejar' takes both a direct object - 'dormir en su cama' - and an indirect object - 'al perro'.

What is allowed? - Sleeping
To whom is it allowed? - the dog

Thanks so much for your reply, I had switched direct and indirect object.
ps: thanks also for pointing my English grammar