le compró a

bought … for

→ le
phrase Uncommon #21,368
bought … for The indirect object pronoun le is used with a person named after a to show who received or benefited from the purchase.
SP: Tom le compró a Mary un regalo.
EN: Tom bought Mary a gift.

Tom le compró a Mary algo para que comiera.

Tom bought Mary something to eat.

Tom le compró a María una cámara como regalo.

Tom bought Maria a camera as a gift.

Tom le compró a Mary una cosita.

Tom bought Mary a little something.

Tom le compró a Mary un lindo regalo.

Tom bought Mary a nice gift.

Tomás le compró a María un collar de diamantes.

Tomás bought María a diamond necklace.

Tom le compró a Mary un bonito regalo de Navidad.

Tom bought Mary a nice Christmas present.

Es un globo como el que le compró a la pequeña Elsie Beckmann.

It's a balloon like the one he bought for little Elsie Beckmann.

— M: El maldito (1931)

Tom le compró a Mary una cámara bastante costosa.

Tom bought Mary a rather expensive camera.

Tom le compró a Mary un regalo de cumpleaños.

Tom bought Mary a birthday present.

Tom le compró a Mary un diccionario.

Tom bought Mary a dictionary.

Tom le compró a Mary algo para comer.

Tom bought Mary something to eat.

Tom le compró a María un paraguas caro.

Tom bought Maria an expensive umbrella.

Tom le compró a Mary un regalo.

Tom bought Mary a present.

Tom le compró a Mary un lindo obsequio.

Tom bought Mary a nice gift.