Word
Yo le dije que el viernes tendría mejor conexión y que encendería la cámara entonces.
Meaning
I told her that on Friday I would have a better connection and that I would turn on the camera then.
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Breakdown of Yo le dije que el viernes tendría mejor conexión y que encendería la cámara entonces.
yo
I
tener
to have
y
and
que
that
Questions & Answers about Yo le dije que el viernes tendría mejor conexión y que encendería la cámara entonces.
Why is it Yo le dije and not just Yo dije?
Spanish often uses an indirect object pronoun with decir to show to whom you say something.
- Yo dije que… = I said that… (no mention of who heard it)
- Yo le dije que… = I told him/her that… (explicit: I said it to someone)
So le means to him / to her / to you (formal).
You can say Yo dije que…, but then the listener is left unspecified.
Why le dije and not lo dije or la dije?
Because here le is an indirect object pronoun (the person you speak to), not a direct object.
- Structure: decir algo a alguien
- algo (what you say) = direct object
- a alguien (who you say it to) = indirect object → le
So:
- Yo le dije que… = I told him/her that… (I said that to him/her)
- Lo dije = I said it (the it is the direct object; no person mentioned)
In Spain you will also see le sometimes used as a direct object for males (leísmo: Le vi ayer = I saw him yesterday), but in le dije it’s the normal indirect usage.
Why is it dije (past) and not digo (present)?