"Tienes que lavártelo"
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I just want to know if this means "you have to clean it." I don't get the ending in "telo". "Tienes que lavártelo"
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updated Feb 5, 2017
posted by Juanito216
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Tienes que lavártelo
Sounds like it to me, when the lo is something like a body part or something you are specifically washing for your own benefit.
Think te lavas el pelo= You wash your hair, then te lo lavas. You wash it.
Then tienes que lavártelo= te lo tienes que lavar= you have to wash it.
Now if it was your car- normally- Lavas tu coche- lo lavas- tienes que lavarlo.
My opinion as a fellow learner, await other input.
updated Feb 5, 2017
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
This all looks good to me. :) However there are some situations that some speakers make reflexive when it really isn't necessary. - Daniela2041, Feb 5, 2017
That is why I added the or washing it for your own benefit. If you want to emphasize that. :) - bosquederoble, Feb 5, 2017
