Direct Object Pronouns Ms. Valdez Spanish 2 and 3
Direct Object Pronouns • A direct • Comprendo object la pregunta. answers who • I understand or what after what? . . . the a verb. question
Direct Object Pronouns • To avoid repeating a direct object, we often replace it with “it”. • Do you understand the question? • Yes, I understand it.
Direct Object Pronouns • Spanish works the same way. • The direct object pronouns are:
Direct Object Pronouns • Direct object pronouns can refer to people or things. • They agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
Direct Object Pronouns • • Me replaces a me noun. Te replaces a tu noun Nos replaces an us noun Os replaces a you all (vosotros) noun • Lo replaces a masc. singular noun. • La replaces a fem. singular noun.
Direct Object Pronouns • Los replaces a masculine plural noun • Las replaces a feminine plural noun
For example • If Tomas were to be referred to as him, lo would be the pronoun we would use. • Tomas = masc sing. • Masc. singular d. o. pronoun = lo
For example • If shoes were to be referred to as them, we would choose los. • Zapatos = Masculine plural • Los = Masculine plural pronoun
Direct Object Pronouns • A direct object pronoun is placed just before the conjugated verb. • ¿Lees el periódico? • Sí lo leo.
• When the pronoun replaces both a masculine and feminine direct object noun, los is used. • ¿Compras el vestido y las dos faldas? • Sí, los compro.
Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Used Together When you have both a direct object pronoun and an indirect object pronoun in the same sentence, the indirect object pronoun comes first. Ellos me los dan. They give them to me. IO pronoun: me DO pronoun: los Ella te la vende. She sells it to you. IO pronoun: te DO pronoun: la
Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Used Together Whenever both pronouns begin with the letter "l" change the first pronoun to "se. " le lo = se lo le la = se la le los = se los le las = se las les lo = se lo les la = se la les los = se los les las = se las The reason for changing "le lo" to "se lo" is merely to avoid the tongue-twisting effect of two short consecutive words that begin with the letter "l". To demonstrate this, first quickly say "les las" and then quickly say "se las. " See how much easier it is to say "se las? " In negative sentences, the negative word comes directly before the first pronoun. No se lo tengo. I don't have it for you. Nunca se los compro. I never buy them for her.
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