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If I write a sentence for : Ella regala el reloj a él.
Like This : "Ella le regala el reloj a él." (Can I get rid of the "a él" ) since it's already represented by 'le' ?
By the way can someone break down the meaning of 'regálele' as in "Regálele el reloj a él."* mean?
thx
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updated Nov 24, 2011
posted by Acelata
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"a él" at the end of that sentence is not as much redundant as it is emphatic. It specifies to whom the watch is being given... as apposed to "her".
regálele el reloj = give (to him) the watch. The "a él" at the end of the sentence is again emphatic.
It is a formal command with the indirect pronoun attached. If it was informal, it would be:
Regálale el reloj...
The accented é or á keeps the stress in the proper place.
updated Nov 24, 2011
edited by Tosh
posted by Tosh
