"les" meaning in Spanish

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Article

IPA: /ˈles/, [ˈles] Forms: les gender-neutral [canonical, plural]
Rhymes: -es Etymology: Gender-neutral e replaces the gendered endings/elements a and o. Etymology templates: {{-a-o-e|es}} Gender-neutral e replaces the gendered endings/elements a and o. Head templates: {{head|es|article|g=gneut-p}} les gender-neutral pl
  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) the (plural) Tags: gender-neutral, neologism
    Sense id: en-les-es-article-gts7g4yh Categories (other): Spanish neologisms, Spanish articles Disambiguation of Spanish articles: 25 23 29 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈles/, [ˈles]
Rhymes: -es Etymology: Inherited from Latin illīs, dative plural of ille. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|illīs|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin illīs, {{inh+|es|la|illīs}} Inherited from Latin illīs, {{m|la|ille}} ille Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun form}} les
  1. dative of ellos and ellas; to them, for them Tags: dative, form-of Form of: ellos and ellas (extra: to them, for them)
    Sense id: en-les-es-pron-jtKG58l2 Categories (other): Spanish articles Disambiguation of Spanish articles: 25 23 29 24
  2. dative of ustedes; to you all, for you all (formal) Tags: dative, form-of Form of: ustedes (extra: to you all, for you all (formal))
    Sense id: en-les-es-pron-s-VbZVCA Categories (other): Spanish articles, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish articles: 25 23 29 24 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 10 25 40 26
  3. (gender-neutral, neologism) dative of elles; to them, for them Tags: dative, form-of, gender-neutral, neologism Form of: elles (extra: to them, for them)
    Sense id: en-les-es-pron-PnBGE~lU Categories (other): Spanish neologisms, Spanish articles Disambiguation of Spanish articles: 25 23 29 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: yo, me, mí1, nosotros, nos, nosotras, , te, ti1, vos, usted, le, se4, lo, la5, vosotros, os, vosotras, ustedes, 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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