direct and indirect object pronouns
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Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns. Esp . 3.2. Object Pronouns. Object pronouns replace nouns and receive the action of a verb. Object Pronouns Continued. Examples in English : I help you . receiving the action Did you buy the book ? I bought it . replacing the noun. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns
Esp. 3.2
Object pronouns replace nouns and receive the action of a verb.
Object Pronouns
Examples in English:I help you.◦receiving the action
Did you buy the book? I bought it.◦replacing the noun
Object Pronouns Continued
Direct Object Pronouns (DOPs): Used when a verb directly acts upon the object.
Direct Object Pronouns
Me-me Nos-us
Te-you Os-y’all
Lo-he/itLa-she/it
Los-themLas-them
Mi abuelo me quiere mucho.-My grandfather loves me a lot.
Ejemplos
¿Julio? Sí, nosotros lo llamamos. -Julio? Yes, we called him.
Ejemplos
Indirect object pronouns (IOPs) are used when the verb affects the noun in an indirect way.
Indirect Object Pronouns
Me-to /for me Nos-to /for us
Te-to/for you Os-to/for y’all
Le-to/for him/her/it
Les-to/for them
When you translate the indirect object pronouns into English you translate as “To whom” or “For whom”
IOPs Continued
Hablar-to talk (to you)
Escribir-to write (to you)
Comprar-to buy (for you)
Pedir-to ask (for it)
Servir-to serve (to you)
Traer-to bring (to you)
Dar-to give (to you)
Decir-to tell (to you)
IOPs-Verbs that use them
Siempre te digo mis secretos. I always tell you my secrets. (I always tell my secrets to you.)
Ejemplos
El doctor les da la medicina.
The doctor gives them the medicine.
(The doctor gives the medicine to them.)
Ejemplos
Where to put them?
Before a conjugated verb
Attached to an infinitive
Te quiero ver
◦I want to see you.
Le va a hablar.◦She is going to talk to him.
Quiero verte.◦I want to see you.
Va a hablarle.◦She is going to talk to him.
Write the IOP first, then the DOP.
Te lo doy. I give it to you.
What if I have a DOP and IOP?
If le/les comes before lo, la, los, las then it changes to “se.”
El camarero se lo sirvió. The waiter served it to him.
Careful!