le
him, her
Indicates who receives the action
Encoding Strategies:
repetition
Le is usually translated as him or her and is the 3rd-person indirect object pronoun that indicates who receives the action0.
le
him, her, it, you (indirect object)
Marks the recipient of an action, and refers to the person something is given, said, shown, or done to.
- Le di un libro a María = I gave her a book
- Le expliqué el problema al jefe = I explained the problem to him
- Le agradezco a usted su ayuda = I thank you for your help
him, you (direct object, Spain)
In Spain, 'le' is commonly used as a direct object pronoun when referring to a male person or to 'usted', instead of the standard 'lo'.
- Le vi ayer en el mercado = I saw him yesterday at the market
- Le llamo mañana, señor = I'll call you tomorrow, sir