prestarle

to lend him, to lend her, to lend it, to lend you (formal), to pay attention to him

→ prestar
prestar to pay attention + le Indirect object pronoun (to him, her, or you)
verb Rare #32,236
to lend him, to lend her, to lend it, to lend you (formal) The ending -le refers to the person or thing receiving what is lent; context determines its meaning.
SP: Voy a prestarle mi bicicleta a Ana.
EN: I'm going to lend Ana my bicycle.
to pay attention to him, to pay attention to her, to pay attention to it, to pay attention to you (formal) Used in the expression prestar atención (to pay attention).
SP: Debes prestarle atención a la maestra.
EN: You should pay attention to the teacher.
Conjugation of prestar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second préstame —
Third preste —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First presté —
Second prestaste —
Third prestó prestaron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan
Past
Subjunctive pluperfect
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First prestaré —
Third prestará —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First prestaré —
Third prestará —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First prestaba —
Third prestaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First prestaba —
Third prestaba —
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second prestes —

Estás loco como para prestarle dinero a él.

You're crazy to lend him money.

Le ofrecí prestarle dinero.

I offered to lend him money.

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

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

— Jean de Florette (1986)

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

Karin, would you mind lending Bianca some clothes?

— Lars y la chica real (2007)

Si quieres, puedes prestarle dinero a otra persona.

If you want, you can lend money to someone else.

Empecé a prestarle más atención a la comida.

I started paying more attention to what I eat.

¿Quién de ustedes puede prestarle mañana algo de dinero a su amiga?

Which one of you can lend your friend some money tomorrow?

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

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

Debí prestarle más atención.

I should have paid more attention to him.

— Hamnet (2025)

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

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

¿A quién más podrías prestarle?

Who else could you lend it to?