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Other Pronouns
DIRECT, INDIRECT, REFLEXIVE
Objetos directos
 Answers the question who or what receives the
action of the verb.
 Paco lee el libro.  Paco reads the book.

Reads what? The book.
 Some verbs in Spanish can have an understood
direct object. (escribir, preguntar, pedir, dar)
Los pronombres directos
 Direct object pronouns replace the direct object
noun.
 Me
 Te
 Lo, La
 Nos
 Los, Las
Objetos indirectos
 Answers the question to whom or what the action of
the verb is intended.

Basically, who or what gets the direct object.
 Paco le compra un libro a Eva.  Paco is buying Eva
a book.


Buys what? A book (direct object).
Who gets the book? Eva (indirect object).
Objetos indirectos
 Indirect object pronouns may replace the indirect
object noun or may use both the noun and pronoun.

Remember the indirect object noun is always preceeded by a.
 A Eva le escribo.
 If there is an indirect object in Spanish, you MUST
use an indirect object pronoun.
 You may have an indirect object in Spanish without a
stated direct object.
Los pronombres indirectos
 Me
 Te
 Le
 Nos
 Les
Pronombres reflexivos
 Reflexive pronouns are used whenever the action of
the verb is happening to the subject.

Basically the subject and direct object are the same.
 Reflexive pronouns agree with the verb conjugation.
 Paco se lava los manos.  Paco washes his hands.
(the action of washing is happening to the subject)
Los pronombres reflexivos
 Me
 Te
 Se
 Nos
 Se
me lavo
te lavas
se lava
nos lavamos
se lavan
Pronoun placement rules for Direct, Indirect, and
Reflexive pronouns
 May be placed in front of the conjugated verb.
 Lo compro.  I’m buying it.
 Te lavas la cara.  You wash your face.
Pronoun placement rules for Direct, Indirect, and
Reflexive pronouns
 May be attached to an infinitive verb.
 Lo voy a comprar.  I’m going to buy it.
 Or, Voy a comprarlo.  I’m going to buy it.
Pronoun placement rules for Direct, Indirect, and
Reflexive pronouns
 May be attached to a present participle.
 Estoy comprándolo.  I’m buying it.
 An accent mark will be required when attaching to a
present participle.


Over the a in ando.
Over the e in iendo or yendo.
Pronoun placement rules for Direct, Indirect, and
Reflexive pronouns
 Must go before a negative command.
 No lo compres.  Don’t buy it.
Pronoun placement rules for Direct, Indirect, and
Reflexive pronouns
 Must be attached to affirmative commands.
 Cómpralo.  Buy it.
Commands with pronouns and accents
 An accent mark will be required if:
 The command without the 1 pronoun is more than 1
syllable

Cómpralo  Buy it.
 The command has 2 pronouns attached.

Dímelo  Tell me it.
Commands with pronouns and accents
 The accent mark will go over the 2nd to last syllable of
verb without the pronouns attached.

Compra, the o is the 2nd to last syllable.

Cómpralo
 Any 1 syllable command will only have an accent
added if it has 2 attached pronouns.

Di, only 1 syllable, but when 2 pronouns attached, add the
accent over the only syllable in the command.

Dímelo.
Double object pronouns
 When using both the direct and indirect object
pronouns together,
 Place the indirect object pronoun first, then the
direct.
 No me lo digas.  Don’t tell me it.
 ¡Dímelo!  Tell me it!
Double object pronouns
 If both pronouns begin with the letter L, change the
indirect object pronoun to Se.
 Place the indirect object pronoun first, then the
direct.
 No le lo digas. No se lo digas. (Don’t tell her it.)
 ¡Dílelo!  ¡Díselo! (Tell her it!)
También
 When attaching the reflexive pronoun nos to a
nosotros command, you must drop the s from the
end of the command.
 ¡Vámonos!  Let’s go!