doble Object Pronouns help please!

Question

?Uds. van a decirles la verdad a sus padres?

Answer 1

Only to emphasize.

(uds) les van a decir a sus padres?

(uds) van a decirles a sus padres?

See?

Edit:

Suzanne: the emphasis come from uds. that's why I placed it in parenthesis.

Now look at the following:

(uds) les van a decir a sus padres?

                                  = are you going to tell your (plural) parents.

(uds) van a decirles a sus padres?

Both mean the same in English.

You cannot leave out 'la verdad', if you do so, the sentence is missing its direct object. You can however replace it with another pronoun: 'la' Se la van a decir a sus padres? / Van a decírsela a sus padres? - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 23, 2014

Plus, the placement of the pronouns in the sentence doesn't make for a change in emphasis, including the specific indirect object indeed can: 'Les van a decir la verdad (a sus padres)?' - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 23, 2014

Please read my edit: - chileno, Nov 24, 2014

Would that help you? - chileno, Nov 24, 2014

Answer 2

• @chileno & drshannon99:___or to **distinguish** :

¿Ustedes van a decirles la verdad a sus padres?

'sus' here can mean his (de él), her (de ella), your(formal) (de usted(es)), their (de ellos, ellas)

(because the final plural-'s' in 'sus' is there for concordance with 'padres' being plural, and says nothing about the singularity or plurality of their 'owner(s)' (in this case child(ren))).

and it could be useful to know who are going to be told the truth: his, her, your or their parents!

• @ drshannon99:

You can write the ¿ by holding Alt while you press ? and the ¡ by holding Alt while you press ! (no Shift needed )

Answer 3

Sus can only mean plural, in this case.