le da de comer

feeds him/her/it

→ le
phrase Uncommon #21,316
feeds him/her/it A form of dar de comer, meaning to give someone or an animal food. The indirect object pronoun le can refer to a person or animal, and the recipient is often specified with a phrase such as a su perro.
SP: Todos los días le da de comer a su gato.
EN: Every day, she feeds her cat.

Tengo un amigo que le da de comer fresas a su perro.

I have a friend who feeds strawberries to his dog.

Mi veterinario no le da de comer a su perro comida de perros comercial.

My veterinarian doesn’t feed his dog commercial dog food.

Mordió la mano que le da de comer porque eso es lo que hacen los perros.

He bit the hand that feeds him because that's what dogs do.

— The Running Man (2025)

Ella le da de comer a su perro lo mismo que ella come.

She feeds her dog the same food she eats.

El Sr. Prieto siempre le da de comer por las mañanas, pero hoy no.

Mr. Prieto always feeds him in the mornings, but not today.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Yo tengo un amigo que le da de comer frutillas a su perro.

I have a friend who feeds strawberries to his dog.