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Direct Object Pronouns
 Direct Objects receive the action of the verb in a sentence
 Direct Objects answer the question whom? or what?
 The direct object can be a noun or a pronoun
 Remember, a pronoun renames or replaces a noun
 Direct object pronouns replace direct object nouns
Luisa is buying the blouse.  Luisa compra la blusa.
o “blouse” and “la blusa” are the direct objects in these sentences
o “blouse” and “la blusa” are direct object nouns
What is Luisa buying? She is buying the blouse.
Luisa is buying it.  Luisa la compra.
o “it” and “la” are the direct objects in these sentences
o “it” and “la” are direct object pronouns
Singular
Plural
me
(me)
nos
(us)
te
(you- informal)
os
(you all- informal)
masculine
lo
(you-formal, him, it)
los
(you all, them)
feminine
la
(you-formal, her, it)
las
(you all, them)
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1. The direct object noun is placed AFTER the conjugated verb.
I want the blue shirt.  Yo quiero la camisa azul.
2. The direct object pronoun is placed directly BEFORE the conjugated
verb.
I want it.  La quiero.
“la camisa” is replaced by the pronoun “la” because “la camisa” falls
under the singular, feminine “it” category.
3. When an infinitive follows the conjugated verb:
EX: I want to buy black shoes  Quiero comprar zapatos negros
A. the direct object pronoun can be placed before the conjugated
verb
EX: and I want to buy them today.  y los quiero comprar hoy.
-ORB. the direct object pronoun can be attached to the infinitive.
EX: and I want to buy them today.  y quiero comprarlos hoy.