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prestarle

lend to him, lend to her

→ prestar
prestar to lend + le his/her/your (formal), used to show whose body part is affected; Spanish often uses the definite article instead of a possessive
verb Rare #34,192
lend to him, lend to her Includes the indirect object pronoun "le" (= to him/to her; sometimes also to you formal, depending on context).
SP: ¿Puedes prestarle tu lápiz a Ana?
EN: Can you lend your pencil to Ana?
Conjugation of prestar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third prestó prestaron
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second préstame —
Third preste —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan
Past
prestado
Subjunctive pluperfect
prestara
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First prestaré —
Third prestará —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First prestaré —
Third prestará —
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second prestes —

Le ofrecí prestarle dinero.

I offered to lend him money.

Tom piensa que es mejor no prestarle nada de dinero a Mary.

Tom thinks it’s better not to lend Mary any money.

Karin, ¿te molestaría prestarle algo de ropa a Bianca?

Karin, would you mind lending Bianca some clothes?

— Lars y una chica de verdad (2007)

Tom no cree que Mary esté dispuesta a prestarle su guitarra.

Tom doesn't think Mary is willing to lend him her guitar.

Estás loco como para prestarle dinero a él.

You're crazy to lend him money.

No puedo prestarle este libro.

I can't lend him/her this book.

Al no prestarle la mula, le estás haciendo un favor.

By not lending him the mule, you're doing him a favor.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Debí prestarle más atención.

I should have paid more attention to him.

— Hamnet (2025)