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le.

to him, for him; dative of él

2 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

pron/le/[le]
  1. to him, for him; dative of él

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    Mi mamá va a escribirle una carta.
  2. to her, for her; dative of ella

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    Le dio un beso a Ana.
  3. to it, for it; dative of ello

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    ¡Ponle esfuerzo!
  4. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    ¿A usted le gustan los caballos?
  5. you (formal); accusative of usted

    Spain · by-personal-gender · dialectal · feminine · masculine
    José, ¿le puedo ayudar?
    Ana, ¿necesita que le ayude en algo?
  6. him; accusative of él

    Spain · by-personal-gender · dialectal · feminine · masculine
    Él es mi amigo, le conozco desde pequeño.
    ¿Te gusta mi auto? Le compré con mis ahorros. [proscribed]
  7. it; accusative of ello

    Spain · by-personal-gender · dialectal · feminine · masculine
  8. her; accusative of ella

    Spain · by-personal-gender · dialectal · feminine · masculine
    Se le conoce como la Reina del Pop. [non-proscribed]
    Ayer le vi cenando en un restaurante. [proscribed]
Where this word comes from

From Latin illī, dative of ille.

pron/le/[le]
  1. to them, for them (singular); dative of elle

    gender-neutral · neologism
    Le diré que te llame.
  2. to them, for them (singular); accusative of elle

    gender-neutral · neologism
    Le llamaré.
Where this word comes from

From Latin illī, dative of ille.

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