This is probably really simple but I keep getting confused by which form I’m meant to use. Do I match it to the person I’m talking about or do I match it to the gender of the noun? And which part of the sentence do I use to determine whether I use the singular or plural?
For example “Le mando notas” means I send him notes. What about a singular note? If I’m sending her notes does it become la? If I was sending them notes would it be las or les? If notas is feminine why don’t I use la?
Is there a simple way to remember whatever the rule is? Thanks!
I just replied to the other comment on here that “I give her a flower” is “le doy una flor” even though both her and flower are feminine. Now I’m even more lost!
I’m definitely still in the translate-word-by-word stage of language learning, but I’m normally pretty good at remembering that nouns have genders and which gender to use. I could make myself understood by saying “le doy una flor a la mujer” but I still don’t understand why it’s le and not la.
Le isn’t gendered. “Le doy una flor” can also translate to “I give him a flower” and “I give it a flower” and “I give them (singular) a flower”
Everything becomes le (or les) if they’re the object of a sentence.
I’ll be honest with you I’m also lost, wait for someone who actually understands spanish to talk
Lol. At least it’s not just me! Thanks for your input anyway. 😊