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Presentárselas


Stu December 12, 2016 04:00 AM

Presentárselas
 
voy a presentárselas a todos

translated as
I am going to introduce her to everybody.

Why selas and not sela?

Rusty December 12, 2016 06:36 AM

In this translation, the two pronouns represent 'her' and 'everybody'. Spanish grammar dictates that 'se' be used (to avoid the awkwardness of two pronouns beginning with the same consonant), and that 'se' precede all other pronouns.
Since 'se' must be representing 'a todos' (all male or a mixed group), 'la' should represent the English pronoun 'her'.

aleCcowaN December 12, 2016 10:21 AM

With "presentárselas" you're supposed to be introducing two or more women.

Stu December 19, 2016 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aleCcowaN (Post 161195)
With "presentárselas" you're supposed to be introducing two or more women.

Thanks that is what I thought. It could be a mistake in the subtitle text. Probably a bit hard to hear the difference.

aleCcowaN December 19, 2016 04:03 AM

There are colloquial or regional cases where the speaker sets the información de número in the wrong pronoun because, for instance, they consider se to be ambiguous and insufficient.

-No te olvides de decirles que vengan temprano
-Ya se los dije.

información de número: correct / wrong

Stu December 26, 2016 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aleCcowaN (Post 161239)
There are colloquial or regional cases where the speaker sets the información de número in the wrong pronoun because, for instance, they consider se to be ambiguous and insufficient.

-No te olvides de decirles que vengan temprano
-Ya se los dije.

información de número: correct / wrong

OK Thanks yes that sounds like the what could be going on, this is Argentinian. They could not get the plural to indicate with the "se" so put in the "las" instead - great.


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