I will tell you

Question

I am confused for sure, when I translate 'I will tell you: I get two answers, the first is Le tiré and the other is Te tiré. I think as you is the direct object is that the answer should be Te if familiar or Lo, la depending on gender

So why does Le Tiré come up as Le is indirect object

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi! You mean ¨te or le diré¨.

oops yes I did men dire - meldridge, Sep 26, 2011

Answer 2

tirar; not decir or contar??

Putting that aside for the moment, the reason that you saw le and te is one was formal you and the other was informal you.

Le, especially in Spain (leísmo), is used similarly to lo (the direct object pronoun) when referring to a single, male.

or as mentioned in another reply, that with certain verbs, a direct object is implied, and therefore, the indirect object pronoun is used.

Answer 3

I will tell you the truth or I will tell the truth to you.

What you say, the words you utter, is the direct object.

The one being told, is the receiver of the words, thus indirect object.

I will tell you something... Te diré algo. Algo is the direct object --> lo ---> Te lo diré

Addressing Usted (formal). The indirect object is le.

Le diré algo ----> (le) lo diré ----> se lo diré.