Si no, no le van a prestar más libros.

Question

Para pedir libros, los lectores tienen que encontrar primero sus titulos y numeros.los escriben en un papel y se lo pasan a un bibliotecario. este los busca en los estantes y unos minutos despues se los trae a los lectores. quiere usted llevarselos a casa? bien, pero tiene que devolverselos a la biblioteca dentro de un mes. si no, no LE van a prestar mas libros.

My question is: Why it's le van a prestar más libros?? Let me guess, is it also can be written as "Si no, no le van a prestar más libros a él"?

Answer 1

So, van stand for the bibliotecarios???

Yes, but even if the amount of librarians is just one, 3rd personal plural is an impersonal way of expressing "No more books will be loaned to you" (más libros no serán prestados a usted) impersonal on the part of "libraian."

A more simple example, and very common usage: Someone calls you on the phone, your friend answers and is asked to bring you to the phone and he says to you "Te hablan." He doesn´t know who the caller is, so he says this impersonally.

In English we commonly use the impersonal they in singular especially when we do not know the sex of the indiividual. Since we can't say he or she, we say they/their. - 0074b507, Nov 21, 2011

Answer 2

Si no, no le van a prestar más libros.

If not, they're not going to lend you more books.

"Le" stands for "You" in the sentence, they won't lend you... No le van a prestar...

There is also the answer to the V A N (impersonal they). I was expecting a se (more books will not be lent to you). - 0074b507, Nov 21, 2011

Answer 3

no LE van a prestar mas libros.

Le = usted

Muchas gracias. - zhmelissa, Nov 20, 2011

You sure do know how to take the pain out of questions, Heidita!! You're always there for a prompt and clear answer. Such questions as Melissa's can drive me insane till I get an answer! - territurtle, Nov 20, 2011

Answer 4

So, van stand for the bibliotecarios???

Answer 5

Here has another guestion:

As in this paragraph it says "quiere" and "tiene", but why it also said "VAN", i think for quiere and tiene in this paragraph it all means to talk to usted, but why here it's van but not va? I think va is correct but van is wrong. Is my book wrong or I am wrong?