Usage of "la"
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Why is another "la" after the word "cena" used again in the following sentence?
La cena la sirven hasta las once.
Gracias.
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updated Apr 13, 2012
posted by Andrea-Kim
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It is the pronoun referring back to the dinner.
In english we would just say, dinner is served until 11 o clock. In Spanish direct and indirect object pronouns are used to identify what is being spoken about. I think it removes some of the confusion you can get in English, but it is not intuitive to us either.
I'm not sure if there is a spanishdict video on pronouns, but I'm sure they have something on it. I found the subjunctive one v useful as it's another area that isn't intuitive for native english speakers.
updated Apr 13, 2012
posted by riazahmad
Sorry I should have added, that in English the literal translation becomes, "the dinner they serve it until 11". Wherever there is an it in the english, you will have a lo/la in spanish - riazahmad, Apr 13, 2012
