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B R I A N X U
LOS PRONOMBRES
Indirect Object Pronouns
Me (me) Te (you) Le (him, her, you-formal) Nos (us) Os (you guys – Spain) Les (them, you guys)
English
Indirect Object PronounsMe (yo)
Te (tú)
Le (él, ella, usted)
Nos (nosotros, nosotras)
Os (vosotros, vosotras)
Les (ellos, ellas, ustedes)
Spanish
Indirect Object Pronouns
Indirect Object tells where Direct Object is going
Answers questions – “to whom?” or “for whom”
IOP comes immediately before conjugated verb
Example: Juan me compra un regalo.
Juan buys me a gift
Me compra – buys (for) me
Usage
Indirect Object Pronouns
• Le and les are ambiguous when taken out of context because they can mean different things
• Example: Ella le escribe una carta
• It can mean 3 different things – she writes him a letter, she writes her a letter, she writes you a letter
• So we can add a prepositional phrase for clarity:
• Ella le escribe a Juan una carta
Le and Les
Indirect object pronouns
Sometimes a prepositional phrase is added for emphasis
Juan me da a mí el dinero
Juan gives me the money
“Juan me da el dinero” is not ambiguous, so “a mí” is used only for emphasis
Prepositional Phrases
Direct Object Pronouns
Me (me)
Te (you)
Lo, la (him, her, you-formal)
Nos (us)
Os (you guys – Spain)
Los, las (them, you guys)
English
Direct Object Pronouns
Me (yo)
Te (tú)
Lo, la (él, ella, usted)
Nos (nosotros, nosotras)
Os (vosotros, vosotras)
Los, las (ellos, ellas, ustedes)
Spanish
+Direct Object Pronouns
The direct object is the thing that directly receives the action of the verb
Answers “what?” or “whom?”
Comes directly before the conjugated verb
Example: Juan la tiene
Juan has it
Usage
Direct Object Pronouns
You replace the direct object with a pronoun usually because saying the direct object over and over is getting redundant
Example: Me gusta la sopa. La sopa es deliciosa. Como la sopa
Because “la sopa” is getting repetitive, you can change the last phrase to “La como”
DOP can also be a person
Example: I know you
Te conozco
Usage (continued)
Direct Object Pronouns
In a sentence with two verbs, you can also attach the DOP to the infinitive
Both attaching and putting the DOP before the verb mean the same thing
Example: Lo quiero ver (I want to see it)
Quiero verlo
Attachment
Reflexive Pronouns
O Me (me)O Te (you)O Se (him, her, you-formal)O Nos (us)O Os (you guys – Spain)O Se (them, you guys)
English
Reflexive Pronouns
Me (yo)Te (tú)Se (él, ella, usted)Nos (nosotros, nosotras)Os (vosotros, vosotras)Se (ellos, ellas, ustedes)
Spanish
Reflexive Pronouns
Used when the subject is acting on itself
Typically precedes verb or attaches to infinitive
Example: Me lavo OR lavarme I clean myself
Usage
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