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Questions tagged [objetos-indirectos]

Questions about indirect object (those that receive the action of a transitive verb) Preguntas sobre objetos indirectos (aquellos que reciben la acción de un verbo transitivo)

Questions about indirect object, which is the recipient of a transitive action.

Examples:

Diego dio el regalo a Pablo (Pablo is Objeto Indirecto)==> Diego le dio el regalo / Diego se lo dio (le and se indicate the indirect object, referring to the beneficiary of the action. The gift is the objeto directo).

Preguntas sobre objetos indirectos (también llamado complemento indirecto). Son aquellos que reciben la acción de un verbo transitivo, y no son siempre obligatorios.

Ejemplos:

Diego dio el regalo a Pablo (Pablo es objecto indirecto)==> Diego le dio el regalo / Diego se lo dio (le y se indican el objeto indirecto, el beneficiario de la acción. El regalo en este caso es el objeto directo).

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Help a beginner : why is there a 'le' in this sentence?

I couldn't figure out the use of le in this sentence. I know that it is used for indirect object, but can't seem to understand what the indirect object is in this sentence: Nunca he pensado en la edad como en una gotera en el techo que le indica a…
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Translation for "Murió y le dieron por sepultura sus aguas"

I am reading Jorge Luis Borges, "The Cruel Redeemer" "http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/borges-fictions.html. According to Google Translate, the phrase, "Murió y le dieron por sepultura sus aguas" means: He died and they buried his waters But,…
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poner + indirect object pronoun

I saw the following sentence: Mi café está amargo. ¿Puedes ponerle azúcar? I suppose the 'le' refers to the coffee? In the following sentence I want to introduce the indirect object. How would I say 'to put the bottles in the box'? I attempted it…
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Indirect object pronouns: Can I rephrase "El chico le da el reloj a la chica" into "El chico le da el reloj"?

Given this sentence: El chico le da el reloj a la chica. The boy gives the watch to the girl. Can I rephrase it into this? El chico le da el reloj.
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Use of "se" and "le" together

No se le habia pasado la hora. I don't understand the se and the le here. Se must be indirect since it comes first, or it is reflexive; but I don't recognize this as a reflexive verb. The le seems to refer to la hora, but why indirect? Wouldn't…
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What does le mean in "no le tienen miedo a la muerte"?

I sent a video of people swimming in flood waters to my Spanish speaking language learning partner, to which she responded No le tienen miedo a la muerte. The le in this sentence confused me, so I asked Does "le" mean "la muerte"? The way I was…
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Indirect object pronoun questions

I am making my way through Spanish grammar and still a bit hung up on pronouns, especially with indirect objects. Question: For example, this sentence: I write an e-mail to him. Do I have these parts right? Subject = I Verb = write Direct object =…
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The necessity of indirect object pronouns

For those unfamiliar with indirect object pronouns, but instead use them as native speakers, they are basically me, te, le, nos, les, each of which represent for me, for you, for him/her, for us, or for them. A example of sentences using IOP : yo…
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Translation of a sentence

What is the meaning of the two "la" words following the 'que" in the sentence Podías decirle a uno de ellos que la siguieran pero no la podían ver.
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