le
Meanings
Pronoun
1. to him, for him; dative of él
2. to her, for her; dative of ella
3. to it, for it; dative of ello
4. to you, for you (formal); dative of usted
5. you (formal); accusative of usted (leísmo, dialectal, Spain)
6. him; accusative of él (leísmo, dialectal, Spain)
7. it; accusative of ello (leísmo, dialectal, Spain, proscribed except in impersonal sentences with "se")
8. her; accusative of ella (leísmo, dialectal, Spain, proscribed except in impersonal sentences with "se")
9. to them, for them (singular); dative of elle (gender-neutral, neologism)
10. to them, for them (singular); accusative of elle (gender-neutral, neologism)
Examples8470
Le diré que te llame.
I will tell them to call you.
Él es mi amigo, le conozco desde pequeño.
He is my friend, I know him since he was little.
José, ¿le puedo ayudar?
José, can I help you?
Ana, ¿necesita que le ayude en algo?
Ana, do you need me to help you with anything?
¿A usted le gustan los caballos?
Do you like horses?
Le dio un beso a Ana.
He gave Ana a kiss.