Is this the redundant "Le" ?

Question

Parece que le quería cobrar una cuenta vieja.

And the IDO being the old account ?

Your question: "Is the the redundant "Le" ? Makes no sense. You have a redundant "the". - Goyo, Dec 17, 2011

it was a typo relax. - Politically_Correct1, Dec 17, 2011

Answer 1

The le there is the i.o.p., but it is not redundant as the old account is the direct object of cobrar.

It seems that he wants to charge the old account to him. (cobrar has several different meanings)

It seems that he wants to collect the old account from him.

Either way the old account is the d.o. of cobrar.

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The le i.o.p. is "redundant" if the i.o. is also explicitly stated.

A María le gusta hablar español. (here le is the redundant i.o.p. and a María is the i.o.) [intransitive sentence, no d.o.]

Dale el libro a Juan. (the le is redundant as a Juan is explicitly stated)

Answer 2

The le i.o.p. is "redundant" if the i.o. is also explicitly stated.

Isn't it rather the case that the i.o., if explicitly stated, is the redundant word?

Because after all, the i.o.p. is required no matter what.

All in your point of view. The le is often referred to as the redundant i.o.p. You are correct though the that le is the one that is required so the a xxx should be what is redundant. The le seems redudant to English speakers since we would not use it - 0074b507, Dec 17, 2011

if to John was in the sentence, for example. - 0074b507, Dec 17, 2011

Answer 3

Dale el libro a Juan. (the le is redundant as a Juan is explicitly stated)

I know nothing about grammar, but in this case I don't think "le" is redundant.

Da el libro a Juan (Who has to pass the book?)

Dale el libro (Whom do you have to pass it to?)

Am I OK?

The "da" here is the imperative. So "Da el libro a Juan" is OK, because the listener is being asked to pass the book. - Maigo, Oct 7, 2013