comprarle

to buy (something) for him, her, you (formal)

→ comprar

comprar buy + le 3rd-person singular indirect object

verb Uncommon #15,684

to buy (something) for him, her, you (formal) Includes the indirect object pronoun “le” (= to/for him, to/for her, or to/for you formal).

SP: Voy a comprarle un regalo a mi mamá.

EN: I’m going to buy my mom a gift.

Conjugation of comprar

comprar comprarlo comprarmecomprarlecomprarse comprarte comprarla

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	compré	compramos
Second	compraste	—
Third	compró	compraron

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	compro	compramos
Second	compras	—
Third	compra	compran

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	compro	compramos
Second	compras	—
Third	compra	compran

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
First	—	compremos
Second	compra	—
Third	compre	compren

Indicative future

	Singular	Plural
First	compraré	compraremos
Third	comprará	—

Subjunctive future

	Singular	Plural
First	compraré	compraremos
Third	comprará	—

Past

comprado

Conditional

	Singular	Plural
First	compraría	—
Third	compraría	—

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	compraba	—
Third	compraba	—

comprara compraras

Present

comprando

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	compraba	—
Third	compraba	—

Subjunctive

comprase

Es tan elegante, quiero comprarle uno a mi mujer.

It's so elegant, I want to buy one for my wife.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Tengo que comprarle un traje nuevo.

I have to buy him a new suit.

No puedo comprarle un instrumento, al menos le compraré zapatos.

I can't buy him an instrument, at least I'll buy him shoes.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Tienes que comprarle ropa nueva.

You need to buy her new clothes.

Tom quería comprarle algo bonito a Mary por su cumpleaños.

Tom wanted to buy Mary something nice for her birthday.

Quiero comprarle un regalo a Tom.

I want to buy Tom a present.

En lugar de eso deberías comprarle una tarjeta regalo.

Instead, you should buy him a gift card.

Tengo que comprarle un regalo de navidad a mi abuela.

I need to buy my grandmother a Christmas present.

Creo que deberías comprarle algo a ella.

I think you should buy her something.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

No sé qué comprarle.

I don't know what to buy them.

— Deseando amar (2000)

No quiero comprarle esa casa.

I don't want to buy that house from him/her.

Recuerda comprarle un regalo de parte de mamá.

Remember to buy him a gift from Mom.

Quería comprarle un Rolls Royce a ese juez.

I wanted to buy that judge a Rolls-Royce.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

No estoy en condiciones de comprarle una laptop a mi hijo.

I'm not in a position to buy my son a laptop.

Necesito dinero para comprarle un regalo a Tom.

I need money to buy Tom a present.

Deberías comprarle a tu esposa algunas flores y llevarla a cenar.

You should buy your wife some flowers and take her out to dinner.

Apuesto que su papi puede comprarle otro.

I bet your daddy can buy you another one.

Tienes que comprarle un regalo.

You have to buy him or her a gift.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Tengo que comprarle flores a mi novia.

I need to buy flowers for my girlfriend.

Quiero comprarle un regalo a mi novia.

I want to buy my girlfriend a gift.

Tom gastó todo el dinero que tenía para comprarle a Mary un regalo de Navidad.

Tom spent all the money he had to buy Mary a Christmas present.

No sé qué comprarle por su cumpleaños.

I don't know what to buy them for their birthday.