Why did we use ustedes instead of usted ?
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Why did we use ustedes instead of usted ?
Why did we use ustedes instead of usted ?
Hola Omer,
Since the answer is nosotros vamos... (we are going to...), the "you" in the question has to be plural: ustedes. If you ask the question with usted, the answer would have to be yo voy...
I still didnt understand, i just wanted to understand why the answer is "les" instead of "le" ? Because the word "you" is not plural formal in this example.
Hola Omer
That "les" is referring to a plural "you" (ustedes, not usted), so:
Nosotros les vamos a regalar un coche.
We are going to give you (plural) a car.
If it was only one person receiving that car, then we should say:
Nosotros le vamos a regalar un coche.
We are going to give you (singular -formal) a car.
I hope this clarified it.
Saludos
Inma
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