Questions & Answers about A ella le da igual.
Why does this sentence use da? Doesn't dar mean "to give"?
Yes, but dar igual is an expression that literally translates to "to give equal" or "to give the same." In Spanish, this is how you say that something makes no difference to someone. So, "it gives the same to her" translates smoothly to "she does not care."
Why do we need both A ella and le here?
What is the subject of the verb da? Is it the woman?
No, the woman is the receiver (the indirect object, le). The subject is an unspoken "it" — whatever situation, choice, or thing she does not care about. Literally, "[It] gives the same to her."
Could I say no le importa instead of le da igual?
Absolutely! No le importa means "it doesn't matter to her" and uses the exact same grammatical structure. Le da igual is just a very common, natural alternative that means "it's all the same to her."
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