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Why is le'le' used as a suffix on manten'mantén' in this example?

On spanishdictSpanishDict this sentence is given as an example of mantener.

Manténle la cabeza al bebé con la mano bajo el cuello."mantener":

Support the baby's head with your hand under his neck.

Manténle la cabeza al bebé con la mano bajo el cuello.
Support the baby's head with your hand under his neck.

What is the exact purpose of le'le' as a suffix on mantén'mantén' here.? It must be a IO pronoun but what does it refer to? Is this a case of dativo posesivo"dativo posesivo"? Would Manténte"Manténte" give the same translation or would that indicate that the verb is mantenerse"mantenerse" and have a different meaning? Finally, what would be the negation of this statement?

Why is le used as a suffix on manten in this example?

On spanishdict this sentence is given as an example of mantener.

Manténle la cabeza al bebé con la mano bajo el cuello.

Support the baby's head with your hand under his neck.

What is the exact purpose of le as a suffix on mantén here. It must be a IO pronoun but what does it refer to? Is this a case of dativo posesivo? Would Manténte give the same translation or would that indicate that the verb is mantenerse and have a different meaning? Finally, what would be the negation of this statement?

Why is 'le' used as a suffix on 'mantén' in this example?

On SpanishDict this sentence is given as an example of "mantener":

Manténle la cabeza al bebé con la mano bajo el cuello.
Support the baby's head with your hand under his neck.

What is the exact purpose of 'le' as a suffix on 'mantén' here? It must be a IO pronoun but what does it refer to? Is this a case of "dativo posesivo"? Would "Manténte" give the same translation or would that indicate that the verb is "mantenerse" and have a different meaning? Finally, what would be the negation of this statement?

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Why is le used as a suffix on manten in this example?

On spanishdict this sentence is given as an example of mantener.

Manténle la cabeza al bebé con la mano bajo el cuello.

Support the baby's head with your hand under his neck.

What is the exact purpose of le as a suffix on mantén here. It must be a IO pronoun but what does it refer to? Is this a case of dativo posesivo? Would Manténte give the same translation or would that indicate that the verb is mantenerse and have a different meaning? Finally, what would be the negation of this statement?