Se lo aconsejo que lea este libro.

Question

Hola,

Se lo aconsejo que lea este libro.

En este oracion ¿quién es Se y quién es lo?. Por favor traduzca esta oracion para mi.

Gracias de antemano Pravin

Answer 1

Depending on context, se here can be Ud, ella or él. In this case se takes the place of the indirect object pronoun le for ease of pronunciation because it preceeds lo (We can´t say "Le lo").

Lo is the act of reading the book. If reading the book is already known, we can say simply Se lo aconsejo but in this case que lea este libro confirms that "he/she/you read the book."

For example, if le refers to Ud. the phrase means: I advise that you read this book.

Realmente así lo dirías? - chileno, Sep 8, 2013

Answer 2

Weird structure IMO! Le aconsejo que lea este libro, or Se lo aconsejo. (sin más) is how I'd say it.

Answer 3

Totally agree with Rafael:

Le aconsejo que lea este libro.

or

Se lo aconsejo, lea/lee este libro. (notice the comma!)

Edit: Unless there is a typo in the way the OP wrote that...

Se le aconseja que lea este libro. = It is advisable that you read this book

Hmmm?

I agree with you and Rafa. I only explained what is going on in the sentence - 005faa61, Sep 8, 2013