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The Direct Object Pronouns lo, la, los and las
ORIENTACIÓN
A direct object tells who or what receives the action of the verb. In the sentence
We bought the car, car is the direct object. It tells what was bough. A direct
object pronoun can replace a direct object noun.
Did you buy the car?
Did you have the keys?
Yes, I bought it.
Yes, I have them.
A. In Spanish, the direct object pronoun usually comes right before the verb.
¿Tienes la cámara?
Sí la tengo.
Do you have the camera?
Yes, I have it.
¿Buscas a Miguel?
Sí, lo busco.
Are you looking for Miguel?
Yes, I am looking for him.
B. In a negative sentence, no comes before the object pronoun.
¿Tiene Esteban el Nuevo disco de Mecano?
No, Él no lo tiene pero lo quiere.
¿Ves a Luis?
No, yo no lo veo.
Does Esteban have the Mecano disk?
No, he doesn’t have it, but he wants it.
Do you see Luis?
No, I don’t see him.
C. Direct object pronouns agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace. Here is a
table of the impersonal direct object pronouns equivalent to it and them.
SINGULAR (it)
MASCULINE
FEMININE
PLURAL (them)
D. In verb combinations such as ir a + infinitive, the direct object pronoun may come:
 before the first verb
 attached to the infinitive
¿Tienes que comprar los periódicos?
Sí, yo tengo que comprarlos.
(Sí, yo los tengo que compar.)
Do you have to buy the newspapers?
Yes, I have to buy them.
¿Vas a visitar a Carmen?
Sí, yo voy a visitarla.
(Sí, yo la voy a visitar.)
Are you going to visit Carmen?
Yes, I am going to visit her.
E. You are already familiar with the pronouns me, te, and nos. Here is a list of al the personal
direct object pronouns.
PERSONAL DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
me
te
lo
la
me
you (informal)
him
her
nos
us
los
las
them (masculine)
them (feminine)
F. Here are several verbs you know that take a personal direct object pronoun when the action
is directed to a person.
abrazar
to hug
admirar
to admire
ayudar
to help
besar
to kiss
buscar
to look for
comprender
to understand
conocer
to know (a person)
criticar
to criticize
cuidar
to care for
escuchar
to listen
esperar
to wait for
invitar
to invite
llamar
to call
llamar por teléfono
to phone
llevar
to take; to carry
mirar
to watch; to look at
querer
to love
respetar
to respect
saludar
to greet
ver
to see
visitar
to visit