Word
Su identidad es un secreto; por favor, no la revelen.
Meaning
Her identity is a secret; please, do not reveal it.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Su identidad es un secreto; por favor, no la revelen.
ser
to be
no
no, not
un
a, an (masculine)
su
his/her/its/their/your (formal)
Questions & Answers about Su identidad es un secreto; por favor, no la revelen.
Why is la placed before revelen instead of attached to the end?
In Spanish, pronoun placement depends on whether a command is positive or negative. For negative commands (when you tell someone not to do something), the object pronoun must go between the word no and the verb. So it is no la revelen. If it were a positive command, the pronoun would attach to the end of the verb: revélenla.
Does la mean it here? Why not use lo?
Yes, la means it. Even though secreto (secret) is the closest noun in the sentence, the speaker is really saying do not reveal her identity. Because identidad ends in -dad, it is a feminine noun, so we must use the feminine pronoun la. If it referred to the masculine word secreto, it would be lo.
Why does the verb end in -en (revelen) instead of -an (revelan)?
The translation says Her identity, but doesn't su also mean his or their?