"le" meaning in Spanish

See le in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /le/, [le]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Latin illī, dative of ille. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|illī}} Latin illī Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun|g=mfbysense}} le m or f by sense
  1. to him, for him; dative of él Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-le-es-pron-rkVG9Ngx
  2. to her, for her; dative of ella Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-le-es-pron-U15REIkj
  3. to it, for it; dative of ello Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-le-es-pron-u7m-Rmjo Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 42 16 25 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 16 16 32 15 21
  4. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-le-es-pron-Ux0p22UX

Pronoun

IPA: /le/, [le] Forms: le gender-neutral [canonical]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Latin illī, dative of ille. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|illī}} Latin illī Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun|g=gneut}} le gender-neutral
  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) to them, for them (singular); dative of elle Tags: gender-neutral, neologism
    Sense id: en-le-es-pron-2zNn6gZE Categories (other): Spanish neologisms Related terms: yo, me, mí1, nosotros, nos, nosotras, , te, ti1, vos, usted, se4, lo, la5, vosotros, os, vosotras, ustedes, les, los, las5, él, ella, la, ello7, ello, ellos, ellas, las, , se, sí1, Not used with con, conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively, Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown, when the subject is plural and of mixed gender, Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity, If le, les precedes lo, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (english: e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije), Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to, Used primarily in Spain, Used only in rare circumstances
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