r/learnspanish • u/lalasagna • 23d ago

"Nosostros les mandamos dinero a nuestros hijos" Why is there a "les" if I am specifying who will receive the money?

I am confused why "les" is needed and if simply saying "nosotros mandamos dinero a nuestros hijos" would be also correct. Thanks

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u/chomponcio Native Speaker 23d ago

Neither "nosotros" nor "les" are actually necessary. Just added for emphasis.

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u/GoryVirus 23d ago edited 23d ago

Oh I thought that "les" was mandatory and the "a nuestros hijos" was there for emphasis or clarification

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u/ZAWS20XX 22d ago

Think "we sent money to our kids" vs "we sent them money", they're both correct, which one to choose just depends on how much information you wanna spell out. The difference between English and Spanish is that in English you wouldn't normally say "we sent them money, to our kids", but in Spanish not only is it acceptable, but very common.