¿Por qué dice "al guía" y no "la guía" en esta oración?

Mits M.B2Kwiziq community member

¿Por qué dice "al guía" y no "la guía" en esta oración?

"Los turistas no ________ al guía del grupo.

The tourists do not understand the group guide.

(HINT: Conjugate "entender" in El Presente)"

¿Por qué dice "al guía" en la oración y no "la guía"?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate entender in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Mits

This is because some verbs need the preposition "a" when they have a direct object that is a person. This is called the "personal a". In this case, we have this "to understand someone" - than someone (direct object) referring to a person (the guide), so it is "entender al guía" ( al = a + el contracted).

I hope this clarified it.

Saludos

Inma

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