what does se refer to in this sentence?
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Hello,
In the following sentence is the "se" referring to his pillow or his coins that are being put under the pillow?
Se las voy a poner debajo de la almohada = I'm going to put them underneath his pillow
Thanks!
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updated Oct 23, 2011
posted by veronicahundley
Right - why not me las voy, or just Las voy...? Good question. - Jeremias, Oct 22, 2011
The question is not what you think sounds better but a native speaker phrased the sentence in this way so what was se referring to. I can not ask them. Thanks! :) - veronicahundley, Oct 22, 2011
1 Answer
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I'm not sure if poner could be used to mean to put/leave something to/for somebody. Anyway, I think the sentences says:
I'm going to leave them for him under the pillow.
Las is the direct object pronoun and le is the indirect object pronoun.
When you have Le las, le is replaced by se.
The whole sentence sounds odd, though.
updated Oct 23, 2011
posted by macapi
You are right. Le/les voy a poner las monedas debajo de la cama ( a él, a ella, a usted, a ustedes, a ellos)... That's what it means. Se las voy a poner... - cogumela, Oct 23, 2011
"se" is an indirect object. The sentence does not sound odd to me at all. - cogumela, Oct 23, 2011
