El policía fue hacia él y lo arrestó.Would the female version be: El policia fue hacia ella y LA arresto?
Thanks, Kaly
Using LO and LA?
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kaly t.Kwiziq community member
Using LO and LA?
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using prepositions a, para, por, de, en, sin, hacia, sobre followed by a pronoun"
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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher
Hola Kaly
Yes, that's correct! "El policia fue hacia ella y LA arresto?"
Saludos
Catherine A.Kwiziq community member
I am not sure about this - I thought the indirect object was always "le" in Spanish, regardless of whether referring to something masculine or feminine. Thus: El policía fue hacia ella y le arrestó. The direct objects would be lo for masculine and la for feminine. Please advise..
Catherine A.Kwiziq community member
I am not sure about this - I thought the indirect object was always "le" in Spanish, regardless of whether referring to something masculine or feminine. Thus: El policía fue hacia ella y le arrestó. The direct objects would be lo for masculine and la for feminine. Please advise..
InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher
Hola Catherine
You're right, le is the indirect object pronoun for both him and her, but here it is a direct object: if you arrest someone, that someone is the direct object (not indirect), it is a transitive verb.
So, as he is arresting a lady, you need the direct object pronoun: la
I hope it clarified it.
Saludos
Devin P.Kwiziq community member
In this example is fue not folllowed by “a” because it is already followed by a preposition?
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