Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

Direct and Indirect Object
Pronouns
Pronombres directos e indirectos
Direct Objects: answer who? or
what? after the verb
She boarded the train.
We set the table.
I paid the bill.
Can we order dessert?
They texted the girl.
My class always throws the dice.
Indirect Objects: answer for whom?
or to whom? after the verb
She paid the bill for me.
He told Susana the truth. (He told the truth to
Susana.)
She made dessert for Elena.
We threw the ball to the students.
I wrote a letter to my cousin.
Nacho throws the dice to Juan.
Direct/Indirect Objects
Diagram these!
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2.
3.
4.
She gave me the check.
I told her the story.
We lent the books to you.
I’ll bring you the money.
Direct Object Pronouns
me→ me
te→ you
lo→ for masculine singular direct objects
la→ for feminine singular direct objects
nos→ us
os→ you all (Spain only)
los→ for masculine plural direct objects
las→ for feminine plural direct objects
Where do pronouns go in a sentence
in English?
They go after the verb:
She threw it.
She didn’t call me.
She threw it to me.
She didn’t send it to me.
Where do pronouns go in a sentence
in Spanish?
They go right before the verb:
Ella la echó.
Ella no me llamó.
Ella me la echó.
Ella no me lo mandó.
Indirect object pronouns go before direct
object pronouns. (Just like the diagrams!)
Extra Information:
1. Pronouns can get attached to the end of
verbs that aren’t conjugated OR that are in
the present participle form (-ando, -iendo):
Ella quiere comprarlo. She wants to buy it.
2. Pronouns get attached to the end of
affirmative commands:
¡Dámelo! Give it to me!
¡Échamela! Throw it to me!
3rd Person Double Object Pronouns
me, te, nos, os can stay the same in front of
lo/la/los/las
BUT:
le, les change to → se
it’s not reflexive, it’s just a change in “le”
Repaso pp. 431-432
using “lo” as a replacement for clauses,
adjectives, predicate nouns
--Los Ochoa se mudaron a Ecuador.
--Sí, lo sé.
--¿María es simpática?
--Sí, lo es.
Translations
1. Do you know if the stores are open? --I
couldn’t (sabría) tell you.
2. Is Ramón a student? --No he’s not.
3. I think he’s smart. --Yes, he is.
Answers
1.
Do you know if the stores are open? --I couldn’t tell you. No
2.
sabría decir./No sabría decírtelo.
Is Ramón a student? --No he’s not. No, no lo es.
I think he’s smart. --Yes, he is. Sí, lo es.
3.
te lo
Idioms that use double object
pronouns
apañárselas = to manage, get by
arreglárselas = to manage, get by
componérselas = to manage, get by
echárselas de + adjective/noun = to brag of being
habérselas con = to be up against, face
tenérsela jurada a uno = to have it in for someone
vérselas con =
to explain oneself to
Translations with idioms
1. I don’t know how Raúl manages. He thinks
everyone has it in for him.
2. Any student who behaves badly (portarse mal)
will have to explain him/herself to me.
3. She has to face another day at her job.
4. They always brag about being so smart.
Answers
No
sé cómo Raúl se las apaña/arregla/compone. Cree que
todo el mundo se la tiene jurada.
1.
I don’t know how Raúl manages. He thinks everyone has it in for him.
2.
Any student who behaves badly will have to explain him/herself to me.
3.
4.
Cualquier estudiante que se porte mal tendrá que
vérselas conmigo.
She has to face another day at her job. Tiene que habérselas con
otro día en su trabajo.
They always brag about being so smart. Siempre se las echan de
inteligente.