Transcript Indirect Objects and Indirect object pronouns

Indirect Objects and
Indirect object
pronouns
What is an
Indirect object?
• The indirect object answers
the question "To whom?" or
"For whom?" the action of the
verb is performed.
Por Ejemplo…
• Juan gives the book to María.
Juan (who is doing the action) – subject
• Gives (what is Juan doing?) - verb
• Book (what does he give?)- Direct object
• María (to whom does he give the book?) –
Indirect object
• Sentences that have an indirect
object usually also have a direct
object. Remember, the indirect
object tells us where the direct
object is going.
What is an Indirect
Object Pronoun?
• The Indirect Object Pronoun is the
pronoun that substitutes for the
indirect object.
In English
English – John throws the ball to
Enrique.
John throws the ball to him.
Him is the indirect object pronoun
substituting the indirect object.
The following are the
indirect object pronouns
• Me – to me/for me
• Te – to you/for you
• Le – to him/for him
to her/for her
to you/for you
nos – to us/for us
os – to y’all/for y’all
les – to you/for you
to them/for them
Please note that the
indirect objects can
only be people – never
things
Where do indirect object
pronouns go?
• Just like the direct object pronouns,
the indirect object pronouns go
before the conjugated verb.
• Juan tiró la pelota a Enrique.
• Juan le tiró la pelota.
Vamos a practicar….substitute the
indirect object pronoun (iop) for
the indirect object.
• Mi esposo hizo café para mí.
• Yo compré las flores para mi mamá.
• Yo di los libros a los estudiantes.
Las Respuestas
• Mi esposo me hizo café.
• Yo le compré las flores (para mi mamá).
• Yo les di los libros (a los estudiantes).
Since le and les can mean more
than one thing, a prepositional
phrase is often added to remove
the ambiguity.
• Yo le compré las flores (para mi
mamá).
• Yo les di los libros (a los estudiantes).
In addition….
Adding the prepositional
phrase can also emphasize the
indirect object.
What happens if you
have both a direct object
pronoun and an indirect
object pronoun in the
same sentence??????
Listen carefully
• It must go in this order….
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Subject
Indirect object pronoun
Direct object pronoun
Verb
Por ejemplo…
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I made cookies for you.
I made you them.
Yo hizo galletas para ti.
Yo te las hizo.
But….
• If the direct object pronoun and the
indirect object pronoun both begin
with the letter “L”, then the indirect
object pronoun changes to “SE”.
• Otherwise it is hard to say….
¡Ten Cuidado!
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I made salad for them.
Yo hizo la ensalada para ellos.
Yo les la hizo.
Yo se la hizo.
QUIZ….
• Mi hermana limpia la casa para mí.
Mi hermana _____ limpia la casa.
• Yo enviaré una carta a ti.
Yo ______ enviaré una carta.
• Ellos hicieron las reservaciones para
nosotros.
Ellos _____ hicieron las reservaciones.
QUIZ…cont.
• Yo compro la comida para mi familia.
• Yo _____ compro la comida (para mi
familia).
• El director dijo la verdad a sus
empleados.
El director ______ dijo la verdad (a sus
empleados).
Preguntas
Más Avanzadas….
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4)
Translate the following
Then substitute the do with the dop
Then substitute the io with the iop
Then substitute both.
1) María gave the book to me.
2) She bought flowers for you.
3) Juan gave the money to us.
4) We wrote a letter to my sister.
5) My mother made cookies for them.
María gave the book to
me.
María dio el libro a mí.
María lo dio a mí.
María me dio el libro.
María me lo dio.
She bought flowers for
you.
Ella compró las flores para ti.
Ella las compró para ti.
Ella te compró las flores.
Ella te las compró.
Juan gave the money
to us.
Juan dio el dinero a nosotros.
Juan lo dio a nosotros.
Juan nos dio el dinero.
Juan nos lo dio.
We wrote a letter to my
sister
Nosotros escribimos una carta a mi
hermana.
Nosotros la escribimos a mi hermana.
Nosotros le escribimos una carta.
Nosotros le la escribimos.
= Nosotros se la escribimos.
My mother made cookies
for them.
Mi madre hizo galletas para ellos.
Mi madre las hizo para ellos.
Mi madre les hizo galletas
Mi madre les las hizo.
= Mi madre se las hizo.
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