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Why is "le" used instead of "la" in "No puedo hacerle cambiar de opinión"?
In the following sentence, why is the indirect object pronoun "le" used instead of the direct object pronoun "la"? (The sentence is from Olly Richard´s Short Stories in Spanish)
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How would you say "I am him" or similar others in Spanish?
So I know that there are direct object pronouns in Spanish. Normally, you could substitue the direct object noun (i.e. the object, like in "I walked the dog," where the direct object is the ...
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¿Cuál es el sujeto y el objeto directo en la frase "Algo pasa a ella"? What is the subject and direct object of the sentence "Algo pasa a ella"?
Actualmente estoy tomando clases de español. Encontré esta frase
Algo pasa a ella.
en una clase cuando practicamos pronombres de objeto directo y objeto indirecto. El profesor me explicó que "...
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Omission of complements: cases where this is not allowed? (question about reddit Spanish wiki)
The reddit r/learnspanish wiki has a section called "Omission of Complements."
It discusses differences in meaning or emphasis between pairs of sentences like the following:
Me castigaron. /...
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Distinguishing between indirect objects and circumstantial complements
According to this, a verb can take complements of four different types: attribute, direct complement, indirect complement (IC), and circumstantial complement.
I sometimes have trouble distinguishing ...
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"A los problemas del mundo no les doy mucha importancia." -> "No les doy mucha importancia."?
I asked a native speaker about when I could replace a prepositional phrase with a pronoun.
If I understood correctly, here is what they told me:
Usually, I can only do this when the object of the ...
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Le compré un regalo para Pedro
Is the following sentence correct?
Le compré un regalo para Pedro.
Does it mean the following?
I bought (from him/her) a present for Pedro.
I ask because a friend gave me the following example ...
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Ana, lanza el balón a la canasta
My quest to understand the relationship between prepositional phrases and indirect object pronouns continues.
In this book, I find the example sentence
Ana, lanza el balón a la canasta.
(Ana, shoot ...
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When can I use a pronoun in place of a prepositional phrase?
If I understand correctly, this video (same one I referenced in this question) shows an example of replacing a prepositional phrase with a pronoun. It pretty much says that these two sentences are ...
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"Mi hermano prepara la sopa para nosotros." Is "nosotros" an indirect object, and does it follow different rules because of "para" vs "a"?
I have 2 questions. I'm pretty sure that the answer to question #1 is "yes," and question #2 assumes that #1 is correct.
Is "nosotros" an indirect object in this sentence?
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Using indirect object pronouns in sentences with direct objects
It seems like object pronouns can be a hard topic for native English-speakers and there are a lot of questions on here about it. I'm looking through those but I haven't quite found my answer yet.
I'm ...
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Correct combination of indirect and direct object pronouns in this sentence?
I have read several of the very helpful articles on pronouns in this forum, but I am still having trouble with the correct indirect vs direct object pronouns to use in the following sentence from my ...
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A UDs. nomás se lo/los/les perdono/perdona/perdonan
En el caso a) él/ella está perdonando u eximiendo de su obligación a otra persona.
a) A ti(OI) nomás te lo(OD) perdono(indicativo presente)
P: ¿Qué cosa me perdonas? R: Que seas impuntual/Tu ...
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Is this sentence grammatically correct (¿Los gatos negros les parecen mala suerte a ti?)?
In class, my teacher brought up this question:
¿Los gatos negros _______ _________________ mala suerte a ti?
She said the correct answer was, "¿Los gatos negros les parecen mala suerte a ti?"...
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When to use an indirect object pronoun rather than a direct object pronoun?
I am doing some exercises & came across the question below.
Use the correct pronoun in the sentence below:
Esa excusa no ________ sirve para nada. (That excuse does them no good.)
The options ...
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