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Using Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Together In Spanish, when both are used, there is an order that must be followed. Here is a recap of the Spanish direct and indirect object pronouns. D.O.P. I.O.P me me te te lo/la * le * nos nos os os los/las * les * When both pronouns are used in a sentence the order is: I.O.P + D.O.P before a conjugated verb. Mi madre te las compró. My mother bought them for you. UNLESS When a phrase is used, the pronouns can be placed either before the verbal structure or attached to the infinitive, the command or –ing (gerund) form. I am going to take them to you tomorrow. Voy a llevartelas mañana. Te las voy a llevar mañana. Quiero dartelos I want to give them to you. Te los quiero dar. When the third person pronouns are used together the I.O.P. (le, les) changes to se in front of the D. O. P. (la, lo ,las, los). ¿Le diste un beso a tu mamá Did you give a kiss to your mom? Sí, se lo di. Yes, I gave it to her To negate a sentence, place the no before both pronouns. No te las compré. I did not buy them for you. Direct objects In a sentence the object or a person that directly receives the action of the verb is called the Direct Object. The direct object answers the question "what?" or "who?" in regards to what the subject of the sentence is doing. The Direct Object in each sentence is in bold. Yo busqué a Maria. I looked for Mary. Yo la busqué en la universidad. I looked for her in the university María escribió una carta Mary wrote a letter. María la escribió. Mary wrote it. Who? What? Maria is the direct object and la is the direct object pronoun. Una carta is the direct object and la is the direct object pronoun. These are the forms: Me Me Te You (informal) Lo Him, You (formal), It (masculine) La Her, You (formal), It (femine) Nos Us Os You all (only used in Spain) Los Them, You all (masculine) Las Them, You all (feminine) In Spanish, the D.O.P. that replaces the direct object when it is a noun must agree in number and gender of the noun. ¿Escribiste un mensaje? Did you write a message? Sí, lo escribí Yes, I wrote it. Indirect objects In a sentence, the Indirect Object is the second, or indirect recipient of the action of the verb. That is, the person or person for whom or to whom an action is done. The indirect object answers the questions: for whom or to whom? To whom? Yo te di un libro. I gave a book to you. For whom? Maria me compró una chaqueta. Mary bought a jacket for me. These are the forms: Me To or For me Te To or For you (informal) Le To or For him/her/you (formal) Nos To or For us Os To or For you all (only used in Spain) Les To or For them/you all The I.O.P. is placed before a conjugated verb or after an infinitive, command or gerund (ing form) Tus padres te dan dinero. Your parents give you money. (give money to you) Mi hermano me compró un suéter. My brother bought me a sweater. (bought a sweater for me) Puedo darte el libro ahora? Can I give you the book now? Te puedo dar el libro ahora? Estoy explicandoles la lección. I am explaining them the lesson. Les estoy explicando la lección. Notice that by using "le" or "les" one cannot tell if it's for him, her, you, them, or you all. In order to clarify this to the reader or listener, you can add the following: le les a él a ellos a ella a ellas a usted a ustedes See for example: Le estoy escribiendo a él I'm writing to him. Ella va a enviarles a ustedes un documento. She is going to send you all a document. There are some verbs that always take the I.O.P. because they imply a receiver or a listener. Dar to give Explicar to explain Mandar to send Enviar to send Regalar to give a gift Pedir to request Preguntar to ask a question Comprar to buy Decir to say Escribir to write Responder to respond See for example: ¿Ella les explicó el problema a ustedes? Did she explain the problem to you (all)? Voy a mandarte una carta. I am going to send you a letter. Le quiero comprar a ella una regala. I want to buy her a gift.