Breakdown of A mi hermana le encantan las novelas clásicas.
la hermana
the sister
mi
my
a
to
le
to him / to her / to you (formal) / him (direct object, male person)
encantar
to love (objects or activities)
clásico
classical, classic
la novela
the novel
Questions & Answers about A mi hermana le encantan las novelas clásicas.
Why is the verb encantan plural when my sister is only one person?
If A mi hermana already says who loves the novels, why do we need the word le?
In Spanish, when you use a phrase like A mi hermana to clarify or emphasize who is feeling the emotion, you still must include the indirect object pronoun (le). You cannot drop le, even though it feels repetitive to an English speaker.
The English translation just says classic novels, so why is the word las included in Spanish?
When talking about things you like, love, or hate in a general sense, Spanish requires you to use the definite article (el, la, los, or las). English usually drops the article here, but Spanish needs it to talk about classic novels in general.
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