Breakdown of El abuelo pidió unas prendas; por favor, dáselas.
el abuelo
the grandfather
unas
some (feminine)
pedir
to ask for / to order
dar
to give
Questions & Answers about El abuelo pidió unas prendas; por favor, dáselas.
Why is it dáselas instead of dálelas?
When you have an indirect object pronoun (le or les) followed directly by a direct object pronoun starting with the letter L (lo, la, los, las), the first pronoun changes to se. This avoids the awkward sound of "le las". Here, se means "to him" (the grandfather) and las means "them" (the garments, unas prendas).
Why are the pronouns se and las attached to the end of the verb da?
With affirmative commands (telling someone to do something), object pronouns must be attached directly to the end of the verb. Since this is an affirmative command meaning "give!", the pronouns attach to da to form one single word: dáselas.
Why does dáselas have a written accent mark?
Why is the verb pidió instead of "pedió"?