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Understanding Direct Objects with Personal "A" in Spanish

Learn about direct objects in Spanish and when to use the personal "a" with them. Understand how to identify direct objects and their significance in sentences. Practice with stem-changing verbs such as querer and venir.

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Understanding Direct Objects with Personal "A" in Spanish

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  1. Unidad 4 Leccion 2 Unit 4 Chapter 2

  2. Personal “A” The direct object is the word that answers the questions whom? Or what? after the verb. Ex: pepe is reading the newspaper (what is pepe reading?) direct object = the newspaper In Spanish, the direct object determines whether the personal ‘a’ is necessary. If the direct object is a person, an animal, or a group of people it is preceded by the preposition a Saluda a tu tía. Veo a María y a su perro.

  3. Personal “A” • if the direct object is not a person, a pet, or group of people; the personal ‘a’ is not used Veo la tele todos los días. (I watch TV every day.) • When alguien and nadie are direct objects, they are preceded by the personal “a” No veo a nadie. (I don’t see anybody.)

  4. The verb conocer Conocer = (to know, be familiar with) is a regular –er verb in all forms except the ‘yo’ form No conozco ese libro. Ustedes conocen a mi novia, ¿verdad?

  5. Stem Changing e:ie Verbs • The verb querer = to want and the verb venir (to come) are stem-changing verbs. in these verbs the stem e ie in all but the nosotros form. Querer Ellos quieren un coche nuevo. Todos queremos helado.

  6. Stem Changing Verbs Venir= to come (which has an irregular –go ending in the yo form) Yo vengo todos los domingos.

  7. Querer • The verb querer may be followed by an infinitive: Ella no quiere ir. (she does not want to go) ¿Quieres ser abogado? (Do you want to be a lawyer?)

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