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<!-- (Audio) Mateo: ¿Puedes repetirlo? -->

--description--

As you learned, repetir means to say something again. When you add the pronoun lo, you are referring to something already mentioned. The pronoun replaces the specific thing (a word, a number, an email address, etc.). So:

  • Repetir = to repeat.

  • Repetirlo = to repeat it.

Repetirlo is used when "the thing" is already known from context. The same pattern works with other verbs:

  • ¿Puedes escribirlo? - Can you write it?

  • ¿Puedes decirlo otra vez? - Can you say it again?

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

¿Puedes repetirBLANK?

--blanks--

lo

--feedback--

This is a direct object pronoun that replaces "the thing" already mentioned.

--explanation--

Lo is a direct object pronoun used to replace something already known in the conversation. When attached to an infinitive, it forms one word:

  • repetir + lorepetirlo - Repeat it.

  • escribir + loescribirlo - Write it.

  • decir + lodecirlo - Say it.

This structure is common when the listener already understands what "it" refers to.

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