uno a otro o uno al otro

Question

I have read two different ways to say "each other", which is correct
uno a otro o
uno al otro?

These are example sentences
Se golpean el uno al otro.
Se ven uno a otro.

Answer 1

se ven el uno al otro como enemigos.....
se quieren el uno al otro como hermanos.....

Answer 2

uno a otro según el diccionario collins

Answer 3

Are you saying that it should always be al? If so one of my study guides is wrong.

Answer 4

They looked at each other - Se miraron uno a otro
Get these
They help each other - se ayudan mútuamente (OR) entre ellos
Their houses are next to each other - sus casas están una al lado de la otra (OR) juntas

Answer 5

se ayudan el uno al otro its correct
se miraron el uno al otro its correct
se miraron uno a otro its also correct......

Answer 6

each other means

uno al otro, mutuamente, una a la otra, cada quien, uno a otro, el uno al otro, lo uno y lo otro, os, una a otra

Answer 7

uno al otro, mutuamente, una a la otra, cada quien, uno a otro, el uno al otro, lo uno y lo otro, os, una a otra

mi hermano y yo nos ayudarnos mutuamente
cada quien ve por su cosas
mis papas nos educaron a ayudarnos el uno al otro
ellas se miraron una a otra

I hope this help you.....

Answer 8

Actually the problem is quite simple.
al is a contraction of a + el.

so in "el uno al otro" (really being el uno a el otro) it is the early el that indicates you must use al (a + el) to be in correspondence with it
else you would say "uno a otro" without el for both 'otro' words.

the translations (sort of) are in the line of one to another vs the one to the other. The the being the equivalent of el.

Answer 9

its depent what you want to say.. some times you have to use "el" and some times you have to use "a"

Answer 10

I might have it

Thank you everyone. Just have to mull it over a bit.

Answer 11

it was a pleasure......

Answer 12

I realize that it only matters in writing anyway, when speaking, no one is going to know whether you say a or al

Answer 13

Don't be so sure. I would notice as they would have a different meaning.