Modifiers Maybe?

Question

I can't remember what kind of words these are grammatically and how they lend meaning to context.

Examples:

lo as in lo siento

que as in lo que se

le as in di le que vive en tu suenos

Answer 1

lo as in lo siento

Direct Object. Siento = I feel. Lo siento = I feel it/sorry.

que as in lo que se

Relative Pronoun. Lo que = the that/what. Lo que quiero decir es que eres mi buen amigo. What I want to say is that you are my good friend.

Lo que se itself doesn't have a meaning, I believe. Lo que se afeita - That which shaves itself, for example, makes more sense.

le as in di le que vive en tu suenos

Indirect Object. Di = Say. Di le = say to/tell him/her (actually written as 'dile). Dile que vive en tus sueños = Tell her that she lives in your dreams.

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Thank you. That was helpful. I have to think pronouns and determine what the object is. - Bill-Mc2, Feb 4, 2014

Answer 2

As far as I know, lo is a direct object pronoun, and le is an indirect object pronoun.