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Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns
Remember…Remember…
Direct objects receive the action of the verb.
Answer the questions who? or what? receives the action.
Direct Object PronounsDirect Object Pronouns
me me nos us
te you (tú) os you all (vosotros)
lo him, it, or you (ud.)
los them, you all
la her, it or you (ud.)
las them, you all
Direct Object PronounsDirect Object Pronouns
We use the pronouns me, te, and nos as either direct or indirect objects
In these examples, they are direct objects:
Las arañas me asustan.
subject direct object
verbSpiders scare me.
Direct Object PronounsDirect Object Pronouns
Los Ortega nos invitan.
subject direct object
verb
Direct Object Pronouns Direct Object Pronouns
¿Dónde estás? (Yo) No te veo.
subject(implied)
direct object
verb
Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronounsIndirect objects tells us where the direct
object is going.The indirect object answers the question
"To whom?" or "For whom?" the action of the verb is performed.
Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns
me to/for me nos to/for us
te to/for you (tú) os to/for you all (vosotros)
le to/for him, it, or you (Ud.)
les to/for them, you all (Uds.)
Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronounsIn these examples, the pronouns are
indirect objects.
Note that they can mean to or for me, you, or us.
¿Me muestras (tú) el sendero?Will you show the path to me?
subject(implied)
indirect object
verb direct object
Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns
(Yo) Te doy el saco de dormir.
I’m giving the sleeping bag to you.
subject(implied)
indirect object
verb direct object
Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns
Él nos presta su libro.
subject indirect object
verb direct object
Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns
¿Te hago (yo) una torta?
subject(implied)
indirect object
verb direct object
Placement of Object Placement of Object PronounsPronouns
Pronouns are placed either before a conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive or an affirmative command.
Llámame más tarde.Call me later.
Placement of Object Placement of Object PronounsPronouns
Pronouns are placed either before a conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive or an affirmative command.
No te puedo llamar más tarde.
I can’t call you later.
Reviewing Indirect Reviewing Indirect Objects…Objects…
The IO tells us where the DO is going.
The IO answers the question "to whom" or "for whom.“
In order for a sentence to have a IO, it must also have a DO.
Reviewing Indirect Reviewing Indirect Objects…Objects…
Sometimes the DO is not stated, but rather is implied, or understood.
The IO pronouns are: me, te, le, nos, os, les.In a negative sentence, place the pronoun
between the negative word and the conjugated verb.
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