LE – FOR/TO HIM, IT, YOU

Le is an indirect object pronoun in Spanish. What’s does it mean? Let’s see.

Use Spanish indirect object pronouns to express for whom/what or to whom/what the action of the sentence is done or performed.

Le can be translated into Spanish as for him, her, you [formal], it.

Since there’s no way to know the meaning of le out of context, it is usually accompanied by a little phrase that clarifies its meaning.

Let’s see some examples!

• Sara le prepara la comida a usted.
• Sara prepares the food for you.

• Sara le prepara la comida a él.
• Sara prepares the food for him.

• Sara le prepara la comida a ella.
• Sara prepares the food for her.

• Sara le prepara la comida al perro.
• Sara prepares the food for the dog [it].

You can use real names or nouns instead of él and ella.

• Sara le prepara la comida a Pedro.
• Sara prepares the food for Pedro.

• Sara le prepara la comida a su esposo.
• Sara prepares the food for her husband.

Le can be a little bit tricky to use. It becomes se when it is accompanied by direct object pronouns.

Would you like to learn more about the use of le? Visit the post called Spanish Indirect Object Pronouns.