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Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns. What is a direct object?. It directly receives the action of the verb Answers the question Who? Or What?. What is a pronoun?. Replaces (takes the place of ) a noun? What’s a noun?. What are the direct object pronouns in Spanish?. Me = me
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What is a direct object? • It directly receives the action of the verb • Answers the question • Who? Or • What?
What is a pronoun? • Replaces (takes the place of ) a noun? • What’s a noun?
What are the direct object pronouns in Spanish? • Me = me • Te = you • Lo = it; him • La = it; her • Nos = us • Los = them • Las = them
Where can direct objects go in Spanish sentences? • They may be placed before the conjugated verb.
El traje de baño • What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?
La plancha de vela • What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above? • La • Why? • La plancha de vela is feminine and singular
Los esquís • What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above? • Los • Why? • Los esquís is masculine and plural
Las botas • What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above? • Las • Why? • Because lasbotas is feminine and plural
El tenista • What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above? • Lo • Why lo? • Because el tenista is masculine (even though the noun ends in an “a”. It’s an exception.
Las gafas de sol • What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above? • Las • Why las? • Because lasgafas de sol is feminine and plural
Yobateo un jonron. • What is the direct object? • un jonron • Why: What do I bat? A homerun • How do I replace the direct object with the direct object pronoun? • Yo lo bateo. • Why lo? • Because un jonron is masculine and feminine.