Download Topics: Direct and indirect objects

Essential ?s: How do I say ‘it’ and ‘them’ in Spanish, and how
do I refer to people who get things?
 In English and Spanish, there are terms called
“subject” and “object”.
 They are nouns that deal with the relationship to the
sentence’s verb.
 The subject DOES the action. (I eat fruit – ‘I’ is the
subject)
 The object RECEIVES the action. (I eat fruit – ‘fruit’ is
the object.)
 There are multiple “objects” in language.
 Direct objects
 Indirect objects
 Direct objects have the verb happen to them
 I read the book. (The book is read.)
 You see me. (‘me’ is seen)
 Indirect objects get the THING that gets the action.
 I speak Spanish to the students. (The students receive
the Spanish that is spoken.)
 My dad gave me a book. (I got the book that was given.)
 Tell your pareja 3 things you understood
 Write 3 questions in your notes and mark the answers
that are in your notes. If they aren’t there, ADD
THEM!
 You know these in both languages – remember, these
are the pronouns that DO the actions.
 I = yo
 You = tú/Ud.
 He = él
 She = ella
 We = nosotros
 They = ellos/ellas
 You all = Uds.
 You have already learned me, te and nos
 They are the words in Spanish for both the direct and
indirect object pronouns
 Me = me (direct object pronoun – He knows me.), to
me (indirect object pronoun – He gives a book to me.)
 Te = you (direct object pronoun – I see you), to you
(indirect object pronoun – I speak Spanish to you)
 Nos = us (direct object pronoun – He knows us.), to us
(indirect object – My dad gave a book to us.)
 The most common direct object pronouns in English are ‘it’
and ‘them’. It also means ‘him’ and ‘her’ if they are the
direct object of the sentence.
 This is not the English ‘it’ that starts a sentence. (It is hot. –
Hace calor.) This ‘it’ is what is done. (Do you have the ball?
Yes, I have it.
 They are used based on gender and go before the
conjugated verb.
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Tengo el libro. = Lo tengo.
Tengo la pelota. = La tengo.
Leo los libros. = Los leo.
Como las bananas. = Las como.
 Don’t use lo, la, los, las with
 Ser
 It is big = Es grande.
 Estar (unless it is with –ando/-iendo)
 It is at home. = Está en casa.
 Gustar
 I like it. = Me gusta.
 Share 5 things that you understood to your pareja.
 Write 4 questions and mark the answers (or add
them).
 Who has my book? Bob has it.
 When did you see the movie? I saw it yesterday.
 Who knows the teachers? We all know them.
 Is Karla here? Yes, I see her.
 Who has my book? Bob has it.
 ¿Quién tiene mi libro? Bob lo tiene.
 When did you see the movie? I saw it yesterday.
 ¿Cuándo viste la película? La vi ayer.
 Who knows the teachers? We all know them.
 ¿Quién conoce a los profesores? Todos nosotros los
conocemos.
 Is Karla here? Yes, I see her.
 ¿Está Karla aquí? ¡Sí! La veo.
 These are indirect object pronouns.
 Le = ‘him/to him’ and ‘her/to her’
 Les ‘them/to them’ or ‘you all/to you all’
 You only use them IF someone is getting a thing -- like
if I give a book to you, or if someone tells something
to someone.
 Used with verbs like dar, hablar, decir, presentar,
escribir, llevar and traer.
 They go before the conjugated verb.
 My kids hear Spanish at home. I speak Spanish to
them. / Mis hijos escuchan español en casa. Les hablo
español.
 What did your mom receive for her birthday? I gave
her a shirt. / ¿Qué recibió tu madre para su
cumpleaños? Le di una camisa.
 Juan threw the ball to Carmen./Juan le lanzó la pelota
a Carmen.
 Tell your pareja 4 things you understood
 Write 3 questions and mark the answers
 What did you learn?
 What was most important?
 How does it relate to what you already know?
 What was easiest?
 What will be most challenging?
 Write 10 sentences with a direct object. Rewrite it with
lo, la, los, or las. Translate them.
 Ex: Leo el libro. Lo leo./I read the book. I read it.
 Write 5 sentences that have an indirect object.
Translate them.
 Yo le di una fiesta a Bob. I gave Bob a party.
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