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Dozing with d.o’s
dar
to give
traer
to bring
invitar
to invite
llamar
to call
comprar
to buy
llevar
to carry (away), to take
(away), to wear
querer (e > ie)
to want
escribir
to write
mirar
to watch, look, to look at
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Direct Object Pronouns
Singular
Plural
Me
me
nos
You
te
os
lo
los
Them(masc.)
You (formal), (masc)
la
las
Them(fem.)
You (formal), (fem)
Us
you familiar
Vosotros
Him, it(masc.)
You (formal), (masc)
Her, it(fem.)
You (formal), (fem)
What is a Direct Object Pronoun?:
The DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN ANSWERS THE QUESTION
WHAT? IN RELATION TO THE VERB.
Remember:D-O-P answers ¿Qué?
Where do they Go?:DOP’s are normally placed before the
conjugated verb or after infinitives!!!
Ejemplo:
puedes manejarlo (You can drive it) +
Notice the verb is CONJUGATED and BEFORE
the Infinitive and DOP
Vamos a comerlo.
We are going to eat it.
Notice in Spanish the “it” comes first
Juan la come. (la comida)
Juan eats it.
María lo tiene. (el libro)
María has it.
El chico la compra. (la pluma)
The boy buys it.
La chica lo ve. (el edificio)
The girl sees it.
Ustedes lo leen. (el periódico)
You-all read it.
What about positive and negatives?
Affirmative Sentence
I buy the books.
Compro los libros.
Los compro. (I buy them.)
Negative Sentence
I don't buy the books.
No compro los libros.
No los compro. (I don't buy them.)
The indirect object answers the question "To whom?" or
"For whom?" the action of the verb is performed.
He gives María the book.
To whom does he give the book?
To María.
IO=María
He buys me flowers.
For whom does he buy the flowers?
For me.
IO=me
Singular
Plural
Me
to me / for me
nos
to us / for us
Te
to you/for you
os
to you/for you
Le
to him-her or
you formal
for him-her or
you formal
Les
to them or you
What about attaching the object pronouns?
We can in the case of an infinitive:
Lo quiero escuchar - - - - - - Quiero escucharlo.
We can in the case of a progressive tense (ando, iendo) or
POSITIVE command:
Les estoy escribiendo - - - - - - - -Estoy escribiéndoles
I am writing to them---- it makes it an indirect object.
Commands: REMEMBER! If they are positive or negative
Léala- Read it
No la lea – Don’t read it.
1. I see her in the market.
Yo ( la, le ) veo en el mercado.
La- I see what or whom? I see HER. She receives the action. DO pronoun
2. She sends him an email
Ella ( lo, le ) manda un correo electrónico
Le-She sends the email TO HIM. IO pronoun
3. Luisa loves him madly.
Luisa ( lo, le ) quiere locamente.
Lo-She loves HIM. DO pronoun
4. You give him a kiss.
Tú ( lo, le ) das un beso.
Le-You give a kiss TO HIM. IO pronoun
LELO
So- DON’T EVER PUT le or les in front of a direct object or you will make
Lelo- that means literally a “dummy”
Here’s what it looks like:
¿Le diste el libro al profesor?
Sí, se lo di.
Ps… this is what part of the quiz is like…… but more on that a little
later
What about double object pronouns in a sentence!
There are some basic rules to remember about combinations
of pronouns in sentences.
INDIRECT-1st
DIRECT-2nd
Another really important thing to remember:
LELO
LELA
LESLO
LESLA
LESLAS
Ejemplo: Rafael me contó un chiste. Rafael told me a joke.
Rafael me lo contó. = Rafael told it to me.
1. La madre le lee el libro al niño.
Ella
se lo
lee.
2. Marta te enseña las fotos.
Marta
te las
enseña.
3. Sara les vende la moto a sus
amigos.
Sara
se la
vende.
4. Ella nos sirve unos tacos.
Ella
nos los
sirve.
5. Sofía me compra unos
aparatos.
Sofía
me los
compra.
6. Lola les pide a ellos un favor
grande.
Lola
se lo
pide.
7. Tú y yo le damos cien dólares
a Luis.
Tú y yo
se los
damos.
8. Tu padre te paga las cuentas.
Tu padre
te las
paga.
9. Ellos nos dicen un chiste
bueno.
Ellos
nos lo
dicen.
10. Mis tíos me muestran una
foto.
Mis tíos
me la
muestran
You will need to know how to attach i.o’s and d.o.s to
infinitives!
An example with an infinitive:
-Rogelio, ¿le diste la medicina a tu abuela?
- No, voy a ____ ahora.
dársela
Example using the preterite to answer a question w/dops/iops
–Hijo, ¿nos trajiste los aparatos digitales de la tienda?
-No pude, pero voy a _____ esta noche.
1. The first step…. Figure out WHO the person is talking to.
There are two clues.
The person is talking TO YOU! (trajiste, pude)
The next step is to figure out TO WHOM we are doing an action.
We will be bringing something to them.
Traerse
but… we still need to find one more thing.
The next step is to figure out WHAT is receiving the action.
Traerselos
Traérselos
but… we still need to find one more thing.
ACCENT!