Question regarding the Personal "A", it's not used after a preposition?
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My sentence is. I am speaking with the children. The translator said-Estoy hablando con los niños. Why isn't it-Estoy hablando con a los niños? The children are obviously people and they are "receiving" the action of the verb- Hablando. Thanks
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updated Mar 6, 2013
posted by bfpsu
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Because technically the personal a is still a preposition. Con supersedes it.
updated Mar 6, 2013
posted by Fredbong
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Like Fred explained, both are considered prepositions in Spanish. It's just a little confusing, because the personal a doesn't have a good direct translation in English. Now, you could say "Estoy hablando a los niños," but that would mean something more like you were talking at them rather than with them.
updated Mar 6, 2013
posted by BigMike
