que le dijiste or que la dijiste

Question

I want to say what did you say to her. Do i use: que le dijiste or que la dijiste. And why? Thank you.

Answer 1

You would say, ¿Qué le dijiste (a ella)? - the "a ella" is for clarification; you are making sure that to whom you are saying this knows that you mean to her and not to him.

You would use le because you need the indirect object pronoun.

"What did you say to her" - What was said is the direct object, and to whom it was said (in this case "to her") is the indirect object - le.