Identify the direct and indirect object from this sentence please.

Question

El vehículo es una pieza fundamental para la investigación y la persona que se lo llevó podría enfrentar cargos graves. So that part where it says "se lo llevo" but I cant figure out what they are refering to in regards to the sentence, Help?

Answer 1

See this definition:

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/llevarse

PRONOMINAL VERB

Llevarse

1 (tomar consigo) to take

se llevó todo mi dinero he took all my money;

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El vehículo es una pieza fundamental para la investigación y la persona que se lo llevó podría enfrentar cargos graves

Does this work in the broader context?

El vehículo es una pieza fundamental para la investigación- the vehicle is a fundamental part of the investigation

y la persona que- and the person that

se lo llevó -took it (the vehicle) (for themselves)

podría enfrentar cargos graves- could face serious charges.

the subject and pronominal object of llevar is the person (who took it, for themselves- ie could be who stole it). Se= la persona. llevó is conjugated to la persona

lo= the vehicle is the direct object. Lo= el vehículo

My interpretation is that this is truly se, pronominal, not a replacement for le, so is a pronominal object not an indirect object.

Ok I see what your saying se is not a replacement of le. - berry82, May 16, 2017

Yes, it's a pronominal (reflexive) usage. :) - bosquederoble, May 16, 2017