Cómpraselo - usted?

Hola Pat B.

Good question! 😊

“Cómpraselo” is actually the tú (informal) form, so it means “Buy it for him/her/them.”

If you wanted to say it formally (usted), you’d use “Cómpreselo.”

So:

• Cómpraselo → informal (“tú”)

• Cómpreselo → formal (“usted”)

And neither of them means “buy it for yourself” — that would be “Cómpratelo” (informal) or “Cómpreselo” (formal, but with se referring to usted, meaning “yourself”).

Hasta pronto

Silvia