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Direct Object pronouns
English: me, you, him, her, us, you, them
(page down) me, te, lo/ la, nos, os, los, las


Indirect Objects
English: me, you, him, her, us, you, them
(page down)me, te, le (se), nos, os, les (se)

Objects of Prepositions
mí, conmigo
tí, contigo
él, ella, Usted
nosotros, -as
vosotros, -as
ellos, ellas, Ustedes

Reminder of rules of order when two pronouns are used (see page 5 of Objects):
Direct object pronoun then verb; or indirect object pronoun then verb; or when there is both a direct object and an indirect object, the order is: indirect object, then direct object, then verb; and these pronouns may be attached at the end of an infinitive or present particple. Remember the "personal a" when persons are direct objects.

Example - direct object:
English: I know the information (it).
Spanish: Yo sé la información (la).
Yo lo sé. (Literal translation is "I it know.")

Practice
English: Juan cooks it (the dinner = la comida).
(page down) Juan la cocina.

English: She brings it (the cat - el gato).
(page down) Ella lo trae.

English: We have it (the information = la información).
(page down) La tenemos.

Examples - indirect objects (remember object of "to" or "for")
English: Marta writes a letter to me.
Spanish: Marta me escribe una carta.
The literal translation is "Marta to me writes a letter."

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English: Juan gives her the book ("her" refers to "to Ana")
*Spanish: Juan le da el libro a Ana.
The literal translation is "Juan to her gives the book to Ana."
*It is OK to repeat the noun to which the indirect object refers, if given:

In the infrequent event that
i.o + d.o.+ verb
English: Juan gives it to me.
Spanish: Juan me lo da. (Juan to me it gives.)

English: Manuel cooks it (the dinner, feminine) for us.
Spanish: Manuel nos la cocina.
The literal translation is "Manuel for us it cooks."

The thing to remember is that the third person indirect object pronoun, le or les becomes se, if preceding another third person object pronoun:
English: Juan gives it to him.
Spanish: Juan se lo da.
The literal translation is "Juan to him it gives."

The pronouns MAY follow and be attached to the verb in a command, with an infinitive (the "to be" form of the verb) or with a present participle.
( This includes multiple pronouns, in the same order, relative to each other - indirect preceding direct, where present.)
English: Help me!
Spanish: Ayudame!
The literal translation is the same.

The next page will provide practice in using the pronouns.

 

 

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