les

Meaning

1. (dative,form-of) dative of ellos and ellas; to them, for them
2. (dative,form-of) dative of ustedes; to you all, for you all (formal)
3. (accusative,dialectal,form-of) accusative of ellos or even ellas
4. (accusative,dialectal,form-of) accusative of ustedes when masculine or even feminine
5. (dative,form-of,gender-neutral,neologism) dative of elles; to them, for them

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/les/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin illīs, dative plural of ille.

New

elles

1. (gender-neutral,neologism) they; a gender-neutral plural third-person personal pronoun
2. (form-of,plural) plural of elle

New

ustedes

(Philippines,feminine,formal,masculine,plural) you (plural)
(Andalusia,Canary-Islands,Latin-America,US,Western,feminine,masculine,plural) you (plural)

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Sentences

A

los matones se les va la mano
✋

y

la paliza termina en muerte
💀

.

The bullies lose their hands and the beating ends in death.

Pero al mismo tiempo quieren que esta información les sea confiable , segura y

estable .

But at the same time they want this information to be reliable, secure and stable.

Allí una cobra les advirtió que el tesoro es peligroso y

decidieron marcharse .

There a cobra warned them that the treasure is dangerous and they decided to leave.

Laboralmente no
🙅

se les estimaba igual que a

los negros .

Laborally they were not esteemed the same as blacks.

Tiberio les dio forma muy análoga a

las de los tiempos modernos .

Tiberius gave them a form very analogous to those of modern times.

Muy activas por la mañana , les gusta reposar al sol
🌞

en las repisas rocosas .

Very active in the morning, they like to rest in the sun on the rocky ledges.

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