If the question being asked is "Nos recomiendas esta peluqueria?", why is the answer "Si, les recomiendo."

Question

Why is that? I don't understand

Not used in Spain, sounds weird - 00494d19, ENE 21, 2010

Answer 1

If you and a group of friends (nosotros) are asking about the peluqueria, then the answer goes to every one of you (ustedes) so it would be les (les recomiendo a ustedes) instead of le (el, ella o usted).

Answer 2

In other countries, the usual answer would be:

Sí, se la recomiendo / Sí, os la recomiendo / Sí, la recomiendo / Sí, claro. Or simply, Sí.

To me, Spanish speaker, Sí, les recomiendo sounds awkward too. The indirect object les (a vosotros/a ustedes) is clearly understood because you have a dialogue. There isn´t a real reason to emphasize ´to you = les´ but the direct object la (peluquería) because it is the topic in this conversation.

A different case would be if the speaker introduces the topic with a ¨Si quieren cortarse el cabello, les recomiendo esa peluquería.¨

But I´m not saying that the posted example is ungrammatical. I think it´s a question of discourse in action.

Answer 3

Welcome to the forum!

You use "les" in that case because it is the indirect object. The direct object is understood - I recommend it (understood) to you-all.

Answer 4

Les is the indirect object pronoun for ustedes.