leísmo

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See also: lleísmo, and Leišmō

Spanish

Etymology

From le +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈismo/
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: le‧ís‧mo

Noun

Examples
–¿Has visto a Miguel?
—No, no le he visto.
–Have you seen Miguel?
—No, I haven't seen him.

leísmo m (plural leísmos)

  1. the practice of using le as a direct object pronoun when referring to people
    Coordinate terms: loísmo, laísmo
    • 2004, Serafina García García, Antonio J. Meilán García, Hortensia Martínez, Hortensia Martínez García, Construir bien en español: la forma de las palabras, Universidad de Oviedo, →ISBN, page 167:
      Se denomina leísmo al fenómeno que consiste en utilizar los pronombres típicos de complemento indirecto (le, les), que solo reflejan el número del sustantivo al que sustituyen, en lugar de los propios del complemento directo, que reflejan el número y el género (lo, los, la, las).
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