Eres el único que puede salvarlo a él

Question

Eres el único que puede salvarlo a él

I'm usually pretty good when seeing why and when to use a ti, a él etc...

But I can't see it on this one. Why is that a él needed? It seems downright strange to me.

You're the only one that can help him.

Gracias.

Answer 1

Eres el único que puede salvarlo

Un pedazo de queso

un perro

etc

"a él", the we know you are talking about a person.

Answer 2

Hi Jeezzle,

I think the "a él" is optional, but it helps to clarify who the "lo" is talking about.