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direct object grammar confusion - por favor me ayuda !
in reference to: latin american spanish 3, lesson 29 @ 10:16 minutes of Sonia's explanation after the dialog: can I help you(f) ? > puedo ayudarla?
my understanding is that "la" is the direct object of the sentence, verdad?, the 2nd person formal (f) "you" - ?
however according to the textbook for my sit down spanish class "easy spanish" on page 188, there is NO direct object for "you" (formal) at all in spanish !
and the book says to use "le" for this (the indirect object pronoun for you (formal) in this situation. Or if i'm mistaken and the "la" in the fluenz is the indirect object (ayudar then would be the direct object?) there again is NO indirect object "la" in spanish, it is again "le" for you formal.
Entonces aqui es mi pregunta > what is the proper grammatical term for the sentence element in the fluenz "la"? And isn't it proper grammar here to use "le" for you not "la"?
very confusing. Me ayuda por favor !!!!!!
muchas gracias !
my understanding is that "la" is the direct object of the sentence, verdad?, the 2nd person formal (f) "you" - ?
however according to the textbook for my sit down spanish class "easy spanish" on page 188, there is NO direct object for "you" (formal) at all in spanish !
and the book says to use "le" for this (the indirect object pronoun for you (formal) in this situation. Or if i'm mistaken and the "la" in the fluenz is the indirect object (ayudar then would be the direct object?) there again is NO indirect object "la" in spanish, it is again "le" for you formal.
Entonces aqui es mi pregunta > what is the proper grammatical term for the sentence element in the fluenz "la"? And isn't it proper grammar here to use "le" for you not "la"?
very confusing. Me ayuda por favor !!!!!!
muchas gracias !