Why le, not lo?

Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why le, not lo?

Le han suspendido.He failed [an exam].Hi, I’m confused about Le here. It seems the exam is “lo”, a thing, so direct object pronoun. Thanks for your help. Shirley.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Spanish impersonal sentences using the ellos form of the verb"

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Shirley

Sometimes we use the pronoun "le" instead of "lo" as a direct object pronoun. This is called "leísmo". Here's a bit of information on leísmo.

Saludos

Inma

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Shirley S. asked:

Why le, not lo?

Le han suspendido.He failed [an exam].Hi, I’m confused about Le here. It seems the exam is “lo”, a thing, so direct object pronoun. Thanks for your help. Shirley.

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