What is the Function of «le» here?

Question

¿Quieres que le ponga alga al ramen?

Is el ramen considered an indirect object of the verb ponga and le is a redundant indirect object pronoun?

Answer 1

Sí. Yes. "Alga" is the direct object.

Another way to write is would be, "¿Quieres que se lo ponga?". "Se" is the "ramen" and "lo" (it) is the "alga".

¿Quieres decir «se la ponga»? Alga es un sustantivo femenino. - rhrisch, Jun 18, 2017

Rhrisch, tienes toda la razón. "My bad!". - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Jun 18, 2017

Answer 2

As far as know the word ramen doesn't exist. Could it be Ramón, which is a male name? If so it would be :
¿Quieres que le ponga algo a Ramón?

Le is to Ramón. Yes, we many times say the indirect object twice, like for emphasis.

Yo le doy un libro a Juan. Le is Juan.(repeated)
Yo te amo a ti. Te is you. (repeated)
Tú le corregiste el dictado a Roberto. Le is Roberto (repeated)

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Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish & a foreign word. http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/ramen - NKM1974, Jun 18, 2017

That reminds me that my daughter, when younger, called them "Roman noodles". - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Jun 18, 2017

Thanks for the word ramen: arigato. - polenta1, Jun 18, 2017

Ponerle algo a los fideos(or ramen) would have the same explanation. - polenta1, Jun 18, 2017

Are ramen tasty? - polenta1, Jun 18, 2017

@Don...Lol You now will be called Roman Noodle. jejejeje - rac1, Jun 19, 2017

Answer 3

Shame on me Polenta!!!
How could I have lived all my life and not know about ramen?
This site really teaches more than English or Spanish!!!

The only thing left is trying to see how it tastes.

Although, this a language site, they discuss culture as well. - NKM1974, Jun 18, 2017