"Él la respeta a ella pero no respeta a sus hijos."
Why wouldn't it be "no los respeta a sus hijos"?
Why not the hijos?
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Eric B.Kwiziq community member
Why not the hijos?
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Repetition of direct object pronouns in Spanish"
Asked 5 years ago
InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher
Hola Eric
The repetition of the pronoun works when there is a "a + pronoun", e.g. a mí, a ti, a él...., but not with a common noun or a proper noun; so we could say:
"Él la respeta a ella pero no los respeta a ellos."
but we cannot say:
"Él la respeta a ella pero no los respeta a sus hijos."
"Él la respeta a ella pero no los respeta a Javier y Carlos."
I hope this clarified it.
Saludos
Inma
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