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¿Qué te gusta hacer? VS ¿Qué le gusta hacer?


alba June 22, 2020 12:43 AM

¿Qué te gusta hacer? VS ¿Qué le gusta hacer?
 
Hola, amigos de Tomisimo!
I got a very basic grammar ( or maybe comprehending ) question for you:)
I have seen ¿Qué te gusta hacer? and ¿Qué le gusta hacer? in some daily conversations, but these two both happened in the same context, that is, a face to face and one by one conversation.
While there are only two people involved in the conversation, why we use ¿Qué le gusta hacer? . I mean, how should I understand the le in the sentence?
Thank you in advance!!;)

Rusty June 22, 2020 01:43 AM

Both pronouns are indirect object pronouns.
te = you (informal)
le = you (formal)

One person is treating the other on an informal basis, while that person is treating the other on a formal basis. In other words, one person is commanding more respect.

alba June 22, 2020 01:52 AM

That's really clear to me now!
Thank you, Rusty!


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