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What is the purpose of the word "les" in this sentence?
What is the purpose of the word "les" in the sentence "Él les está enseñando inglés a las niñas"?
It seems that "les" means "them", so I would expect that the sentence should either be "Él les está enseñando inglés" or "Él está enseñando inglés a las niñas". I don't understand why "les" is there if "las niñas" - is already there. Last edited by createdamadman; May 06, 2021 at 02:49 AM. |
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This redundant indirect object pronoun is the norm in Mexican Spanish (and probably in many Latin American countries). We don't feel a sentence is complete without it.
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