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A sentence question
Rubén Dario es de Nicaragua y se le conoce por toda Latinoamérica como el «Príncipe de las letras hispanas».
why is the "se le" there? what parts of speech are they? I am thinking of object pronouns so shouldnt it be "se lo"> because "se" = to them(IOP) and lo = him(DOP) |
Yes, "se lo conoce" is the "right" thing, but it's only used regularly that way in the Southern Cone. "Se le conoce" about a person is a good example of oraciones impersonales con se, and it is a widely extended -and tolerated- leísmo (use of le/s instead of lo/s and la/s). The perception is that using le the subject is characterized as a person, while by using lo or la it is characterized as a thing.
But don't think Spanish speakers are mercurial about pronouns as this widely extended use occurs because "se le conoce" is an example of pasiva refleja, so the verb is in third person and active voice but it affects a "sujeto paciente" so le makes sense in some way. |
Rubén Dario es de Nicaragua y se le conoce por toda Latinoamérica como el «Príncipe de las letras hispanas».
as alecc explains, the sentence is correct if you want to avoid problems, you can use "Rubén Dario es de Nicaragua y es conocido por toda Latinoamérica como el «Príncipe de las letras hispanas». Saludos :D |
thank you alec for the explanation. it makes sense to me. thing vs human.
sosia i am trying to understand sentence structure which is why i asked. i am still in the translate in the head before speak or write and i want to get into the thinking in spanish part of it. which is why i am trying to understand the grammar. |
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To form the passive voice, you use 'ser + participio pasivo (-ado, -ido)'.
The passive voice in Spanish isn't used nearly as often as we use the passive voice in English. Instead, the Spanish use a passive 'se' construction. ('... y se lo conoce ...' instead of '... y es conocido') |
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