Transcript Los Complementos Directos

Los Complementos Directos
<Indirect Objects>
Sr. Schofield
How do you know it?
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To identify the indirect object use our
two guidelines:
The IO tells us where the DO is going.
The IO answers the question "to
whom?" or "for whom" the action of the
verb is performed.
Where is it?
The indirect object (IO) tells us where the direct
object (DO) is going.
 He gives the book to María.
DO=Book
 Where is the book going?
To María.
 IO=María
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He gives María the book.
DO=Book
 Where is the book going?
To María.
 IO=María
What does it do?
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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
Indirect Object Pronouns (I.O.P’s)
When a pronoun takes the place of the
name of the indirect object, use the
following pronouns:
 me (me)
te (you-familiar)
le (him, her, you-formal)
 nos (us)
os (you-all-familiar)
les (them, you-all-formal)
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Affirmative Statements
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In an affirmative
statement with one verb,
the indirect object
pronoun comes
immediately before the
conjugated verb.
Juan me compra un
regalo.
John buys me a gift.
John buys a gift for me.
Juan te compra un
regalo.
John buys you a gift.
John buys a gift for you.
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Juan le compra un
regalo.
John buys her a gift.
John buys a gift for her.
Juan nos compra un
regalo.
John buys us a gift.
John buys a gift for us.
Juan les compra un
regalo.
John buys them a gift.
John buys a gift for them.
Negative Statements
In a negative statement
with one verb, the indirect
object pronoun comes
between the negative word
and the conjugated verb.
 Él no me compra nada.
He doesn't buy me
anything.
He doesn't buy anything
for me.
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Ella no te trae el
desayuno.
She doesn't bring you
breakfast.
She doesn't bring breakfast
for you.
 No le mando a él la
cuenta.
I don't send him the bill.
I don't send the bill to him.
 Ellos no nos compran
ningún regalo.
They don't buy us any gifts.
They don't buy any gifts for
us.
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What if you have 2 verbs?
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In sentences with two verbs, there are
two options regarding the placement of
the indirect object pronoun.
Place it immediately before the
conjugated verb
Attach it directly to the infinitive
What if you have 2 verbs?
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When a sentence has two verbs, the first verb is
conjugated and the second verb remains in the
infinitive form.
Here are examples of the indirect object pronoun
attached directly to the infinitive:
Necesitas darme un regalo.
You need to give me a gift.
Necesito comprarte un sombrero.
I need to buy you a hat.
Juan debe prestarnos el dinero.
Juan must lend us the money.
María quiere alquilarle a Juan el apartamento.
María wants to rent the apartment to Juan.
What if you have 2 verbs?
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Here are examples of the indirect object
pronoun placed before the conjugated verb:
Me necesitas dar un regalo.
You need to give me a gift.
Te necesito comprar un sombrero.
I need to buy you a hat.
Juan nos debe prestar el dinero.
Juan must lend us the money.
María le quiere alquilar a Juan el
apartamento.
María wants to rent the apartment to Juan.
Practicamos
He wants to give me the money.
1. Él me quiere el dinero.
2. Él quiere ___________ el
dinero.
We want to sell them the car.
7. _____ queremos vender el
auto.
8. Queremos _______ el auto.
They want to give her
something.
3. Ellos le dar algo.
4. Ellos quieren __________
algo.
Andrea wants to sell me the
book.
9. Andrea quiere vender el libro.
10. Andrea quiere _________ el
libro.
You need to buy us the
house.
5. Nos necesitas la casa.
6. Necesitas ________ la casa.
En tu cuaderno…
Fill in the blank in order to form sentences that are true and
correct.
Model:
Debemos comprar la casa para ellos.
Debemos comprarles la casa.
Les debemos comprar la casa.
Debemos alquilar el apartamento a ellos.
Debemos _______________ el apartamento.
_____ debemos alquilar el apartamento.
Juan tiene que prestar el dinero a mí.
Juan tiene que _____________ el dinero.
Juan tiene que prestar____ el dinero.
La Formula
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Subject + I.D.O. + VERB + Predicate + a +
NAME of person receiving the action of
the verb.
◦ Ex. Yo le presto dinero a Sra. Teel
 I loan money to Mrs. Teel.
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Subject + 2 verb phrase + I.D.O.P. +
Predicate + a + NAME of person
receiving the action of the verb.
◦ Ex. Jose va a prestarLE el dinero a Chey.
 Jose is going to give money to Chey.
In Summary
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The IO tells us where the DO is going.
The IO answers the question "to whom" or "for whom."
Sentences that have an IO usually also have a DO
Sometimes the DO is not stated, but rather is implied, or
understood.
The IO pronouns are: me, te, le, nos, os, les.
Place the pronoun before the conjugated verb.
Think in phrases, do not translate word-for-word.
Le and les are ambiguous.
If you have 2 verbs in the same sentence, you can add the IO
to the 2nd verb, or put it in front of both verbs.
Prepositional phrases are often used for clarity and for
emphasis.