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Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns

Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns. “me lo” “te lo” “nos lo”. Direct vs. Indirect Objects. Definición A direct object tells who or what receives the action of the verb. Ejemplo Dar é la llave . I will give the key. You can find the direct object (D.O.) by asking yourself this question:

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Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns

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  1. Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns “me lo” “te lo” “nos lo”

  2. Direct vs. Indirect Objects Definición • A direct object tells who or what receives the action of the verb. • Ejemplo • Daré la llave. • I will give the key. • You can find the direct object (D.O.) by asking yourself this question: • What will I give? I will give the key.

  3. Direct vs. Indirect Objects Definición • An indirect object tells who receives the direct object. It tells “to whom” or “for whom” the action of the verb is done. • Ejemplo • Daré la llave al cliente. • I will give the key to the client. • You can find the indirect object (I.O.) by asking yourself this question: • To whom will I give the key? To the client.

  4. Direct vs. Indirect Objects Which is the direct object? Indirect? • Yoescribiréuna carta a mi amiga. • I will write a letter to my friend. • Subject: Yo • Verb: escribiré • Direct Object: una carta (what I write) • Indirect Object: mi amiga (who I write it to) • La camarera darátoallasal botones • The maid will give towels to the bellhop.

  5. Direct vs. Indirect Objects • Pronouns replace the direct object nouns and indirect object nouns in a sentence. • They help to avoid repetition. • The indirect object pronouns always come before the direct object pronouns.

  6. Direct Object Pronouns Direct Object Pronouns

  7. Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect Object Pronouns

  8. Using Pronouns • Ella dará la llave a mi. • Ella la dará a mi • Me la dará. • Te doy mi cuaderno. • Te lo doy. • Ella nos sirvió el helado. • Ella nos lo sirvió.

  9. Special Note--se lo, se la, se los, se las I threw it to you. I threw the ball to you. correct Yo te lo tiré el balón. . You threw the ball to me. You threw it to me. correct . Tú me tiraste lo el balón. Le and les must change to se before lo, la, los or las. I threw it to him. I threw the ball to him. incorrect correct se Yo le lo tiré el balón. . You can’t “le lo” in Spanish! The context of the situation or the previous statement or question will clarify the meaning of se. Notice the following slide.

  10. L + L = S + L • No, it’s not algebra class! There is a special rule about double object pronouns that you will need to know: if a sentence has two objects that both start with L, the first one changes to SE.

  11. I do! • Mis padres melo van a enviarpor Western Union. • Note that the indirectobject precedes the direct object. • Think “indirect, direct object”: I DO.

  12. Reglas • When using DOPs and IDOPs, the order is… • IDOP + DOP…always • Remember “I DO” • or…. “123 IDV” • 2 L’s = 1st changes to SE • ¿Le dejaste la propinaa la mesera? • Sí, ya sela dejé.

  13. Práctica • She asked her for them. (strawberries). • Ella se las pidió. • We served you it. (steak with onions). • Nosotros te lo servimos. • I recommend them to you all. (tea and flan). • Yo se los recomiendo.

  14. Actividad Dia #2 • Create a storyboard • Explain the use of Direct and Indirect object pronouns in Spanish. • Use imagines and identifying each part of the sentences. (color code) • Create one in preterite and one in the future tense. • Ejemplo…

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