Indirect objects?
How do you tell the difference between le, les and la, lo, los, las?
For instance: Nosotros ____________ dimos el examen a ella.
Or: Las señoras __________ vendieron la comida en la cafetería a todos los alumnos
I'm just confused.. What situations do you use le or les? And the same for la, lo, las, and los..
1 Answer
This is a whole lesson rather than a quick answer; however, I am going to give you a quick answer:
You use le when you are saying to him or to her or in the formal singular plural to you. You place it before the verb. Since it can mean all three you sometimes need to clarify it by adding a él to him, a ella to her, or a usted to you after the verb. You use les to mean to them.
You use lo to mean him or a male "you" as a direct object: I see you. I love him. You use la to mean her or a female "you" as a direct object: I love her. You use los for male (or male and female) them or male (or male and female) you (2 or more). You use las for female them or female you (2 or more).
See Learn and choose Spanish Grammar on the blue bar on this site them look under Pronouns for more.
