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SPANISH 1
DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECT
PRONOUNS.
LOS PRONOMBRES DE OBJETO
DIRECTO E INDIRECTO
Module 11
Direct Object Pronoun
Singular
Plural
me (me)
nos (us)
te ( you)
os (you)
lo/la (him/her; you, it)
los/las (them, you)
• The direct object answers the question What? or Whom? in
regard to the verb in a sentence or a clause.
John has the book - What does John have? The book .
( it )
John lo tiene.
John sees Mary. Whom does John see? Mary.
( her )
John la ve.
In affirmative sentences or clauses with one verb, the direct object pronoun will immediately precede the conjugated verb.
Yo te conozco
Lo vemos
Tú me hablas. La tenéis
Ella los compra Ustedes lo
quieren
Ellos me escuchan Practice Makes Perfect. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 56-58
ƒ In negative sentences or clauses with one verb, the direct object pronoun is placed between the word ¨no¨or other term of negation and the conjugated verb.
Yo no te conozco.
Tampoco lo vemos.
Tú no me hablas.
No la tenéis.
Ella nunca los compra.
Ustedes no lo quieren.
Ellos no me escuchan.
Practice Makes Perfect. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 59
In affirmative sentences or clauses with two verbs, the first verb is conjugated and the second one remains in its infinitive form.
There are two options for the Direct Object Pronoun:
1. Place the D.O.P. immediately before the conjugated verb.
2. Attach the D.O.P. directly to the end of the second (infinitive) verb.
Yo te quiero conocer./ Quiero conocerte.
Lo puedes beber. / Puedes beberlo.
Ella los puede comprar. / Puede comprarlos Ellos nos deben escuchar. /Deben escucharnos. Practice Makes Perfect. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 60-61
For questions and/or negative sentences or clauses with two verbs, the first verb is conjugated and the second one remains in its infinitive form.
There are two options for the Direct Object Pronoun:
1. Place the D.O.P. immediately before the conjugated verb.
2. Attach the D.O.P. directly to the end of the second (infinitive) verb.
No te quiero conocer./ No quiero conocerte.
¿Lo puedes beber? / ¿Puedes beberlo?
Ella nunca los puede comprar. /Nunca puede comprarlos Ellos no nos deben escuchar. /No deben escucharnos. Practice Makes Perfect. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 61-63
Indirect Object Pronoun
Singular
Plural
me (me)
nos (us)
te ( you)
os (you)
le (him/her; you, it)
les (them, you)
• The indirect object answers the question “To or for whom?” in
regard to the verb in a sentence or a clause. Another way of
looking at it is to say that the indirect object tells us where the direct
object is going.
.
John gives you the book - What does John gives? The book .
( it )
D.O.P
To whom did John give the book ?
Juan te lo dió.
Ellos le regalaron una postal (A Juan).
Indirect Object Pronoun
Singular
Plural
me (me)
nos (us)
te ( you)
os (you)
le (him/her; you, it)
les (them, you)
• In a sentence with an indirect object , there is always a direct object,
either stated or implied.
My grandmother writes me often..
( to whom ) Indirect Object Pronoun
Mi abuela me escribe a menudo.
. What does she write? Something: a letter, a note, an email (implied)
In affirmative sentences or clauses with one verb, the indirect object pronoun will immediately precede the conjugated verb.
There are two possible English translations to the following examples. English allows for two ways to express the indirect object:
a) between the verb and the indirect object
b) in a prepositional phrase following the direct object.
Juan me compra un libro.
a) Juan buys me a book.
b) Juan buys a book for me. Practice Makes Perfec. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 65-6:
ƒ In negative sentences or clauses with one verb, the indirect object pronoun is placed between the word ¨no¨or other term of negation and the conjugated verb.
Él no me trae nada.
Tampoco lo vemos.
El médico no te da medicina. Nunca os damos
regalos
Jamás le envió la cuenta. No les vende el pan.
Practice Makes Perfect. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 67
In affirmative sentences or clauses with two verbs, the first verb is conjugated and the second one remains in its infinitive form.
There are two options for the Indirect Object Pronoun:
1. Place the I.O.P. immediately before the conjugated verb.
2. Attach the I.O.P. directly to the end of the second (infinitive) verb.
This option is used more frequently.
Él te quiere dar un regalo./ El quiere darte un regalo.
Él le quiere vender el coche. / Él quiere vederle el coche.
Tú nos puedes comprar algo. / Tú puedes comprarnos algo. Practice Makes Perfect. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 68-69
For questions and/or negative sentences or clauses with two verbs, the first verb is conjugated and the second one remains in its infinitive form.
There are two options for the Indirect Object Pronoun:
1. Place the I.O.P. immediately before the conjugated verb.
2. Attach the I.O.P. directly to the end of the second (infinitive) verb.
No nos necesita dar la vía. /
No necesita darnos la vía. ¿ Quién me va a enviar la cuenta? / ¿Quién va a enviarme la cuenta?
Practice Makes Perfect. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 70
The Redundant Use of the
Indirect Object Pronoun
There are times when it is clearer or more enphatic
to use both the noun and the pronoun and a + the
prounoun or noun.
Verbs that frequently
take a noun or pronoun
and a + the appropriate
pronoun
This is done primarily with the I.O.P. and more frequently with some verbs. At such time, the
indirect object is isually in the third person.
comprar
mandar
dar
pedir
decir
preguntar
escribir
preparar
enviar
regalar
hacer
traer
•Yo le doy a Juan cinco dólares.
•Les pregunto a ellos si quieren ir,
•Manuel les escribe a sus padres cada semana.
•Le pido a mi jefe un aumento
The adition of a+ noun or pronoun neither
replaces nor adds necessary information. Thus, technically it is redundant.
‐It helps clarify the ambihuos pronoun le.
‐ to add enphasis to the nopun or pronoun.
Practice Makes Perfect.
Spanish Pronouns and
Prepositions. Pp. 71‐72
Clarity and emphasis with the
Indirect Object Pronoun
FOR CLARITY
• Le conté el chiste. (To him, her, you..?)
•Le conté el chiste a Juan. (clear)
•Le conté el chiste a él.
•Le conté el chiste a usted.
FOR EMPHASIS
Juan me contó a mí ese chiste.
¿Juan te contó ese chiste a ti?
Juan nos contó ese chiste a nosotros.
Juan les contó ese chiste a ellos.
Practice Makes Perfec. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 71‐72
Indirect
Object Pronouns with gustar
•To the native English speaker verbs such as gustar work in reverse.
Me gusta el vino. The wine is pleasing to me.
The wine becomes the subject and I becomes the indirect object.
•In English the indirect object implies or contains the preposition to with verbs like
gustar.
•They nearly always operate in the third person.
•The things being discussed have their effect on people.
I.O.P. + third person (s or pl.) verbs + nouns
Me gusta la pintura. Me gustan las pinturas.
Nos gusta el reloj. Nos gustan los relojes.
Practice Makes Perfect. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 71‐72
Other Verbs that take the
Indirect Object Pronoun
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bastar ‐ Me basta la comida que tengo.
caer bien/mal ‐ ¿Te cae bien tu vecina?
disgustar ‐ Nos disgustan tus palabras.
doler ( oÆ ue) – Le duele la muela.
encantar – ¡Me encantan tus hijos!
faltar ‐ Les falta mucho por aprender.
importar ‐ Te importa un bledo.
interesar – No me interesa nada.
molestar ‐ ¿Te molesta la muela?
parecer ‐ Me parezco a mi abuelo.
sobrar ‐ Les sobra el dinero.
volver ( oÆ ue) loco/a ‐ Me vuelves loco.
fascinar – ¿Os fascina la playa?
Practice Makes Perfect. Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions. Pp. 71‐72
Pronombres de Complemento Directo e indirecto
Consultas Bibliográficas
Richmond, D. Practice Makes Perfect. (1996) McGraw Hill
‐ Spanish Prepositions and Pronouns
Consultas Cibernéticas
ƒ Real Academia Española
http://www.rae.es/rae.html
Luis Manuel Rodriguez
The Language Center
School of Community Education
300 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Room 1158
Miami, Florida 33132
Office: (305) 237-3120
www.mdc.CommunityEducationatWolfson.com