Transcript Pronombres de Objeto Indirecto

Pronombres de Objeto
Indirecto
Indirect Object Pronouns
• The indirect object tells us where the direct
object is going.
I buy earrings for Gabriela.
S Verb Direct object
Indirect object
Remember that the DO receives the action of the
verb. What do I buy? Earrings.
The Indirect Object is where the DO is going. To
whom do the earrings go? To Gabriela.
• Indirect objects represent the nouns and
pronouns that answer the questions “to whom,”
“for whom,” “for which,” and “to which” the
verb’s actions are intended.
What does she write? A letter (DO)
Who does she write to? To Juan (IO)
She writes a letter to Juan.
v
DO
IO
She writes me a letter.
v
IO
DO
What does she write? A letter (DO).
Who does she write to? Me (IO).
Name the verbs (v), direct objects
(DO), and indirect objects (IO).
1. I buy Gloria a drink.
2. My sister gives me a car.
3. I cut the flowers for you.
4. I bring him lunch.
5. She writes poems for us.
Pronombres de Objeto Indirecto
Singular
Plural
me (to me)
nos (to us)
te (to you / informal)
les (to you / plural)
le (to you / formal)
les (to them / f-m)
le (to him, to her, it)
• IOP’s are usually people.
• IOP’s are always placed before the conjugated
verb.
v
DO
IO
Daniel buys a book for me. Or
Daniel buys me a book.
v
IO
DO
Daniel me compra un libro.
IOP
comes before the conjugated verb compra
Daniel buys a book for you (inf). Or
Daniel buys you a book.
IO phrase
buys you
Daniel te compra un libro.
te compra
Daniel buys a book for her. Or
Daniel buys her a book.
buys her
Daniel le compra un libro.
le compra
Daniel buys a book for them. Or
Daniel buys them a book.
buys them
Daniel les compra un libro.
les compra
Daniel buys a book for us. Or
Daniel buys us a book.
buys us
Daniel nos compra un libro.
nos compra
Ejercicios
1.Sara writes an e-mail for
me.___________________________________
2. Irma reads a book for
him.__________________________________
3. Manuel buys tickets for
us.___________________________________
4. Claudia brings the food for
her.___________________________________
5. Melisa packs the suitcase for
me.___________________________________
• To make sentences negative place a no infront
of the indirect object pronoun.
Tomás brings flowers for her.
Tomás le trae flores.
Tomás doesn’t bring her flowers.
Tomás no le trae flores.
Daniel buys a movie for us.
Daniel nos compra una película.
Daniel doesn’t buy a movie for us.
Daniel no nos compra una película.
To clarify ambiguity.
• Le and les present a problem because they are
ambiguous. That is, they can stand for different
things.
Le
to (for) you formal
to (for) him
to (for) her
Les
to (for) them
to (for) you plural
Look at the following sentences:
Lisa writes her a letter.
Lisa le escribe una carta Lisa writes him a letter.
Lisa writes you (formal) a letter.
Lisa les escribe una carta
Lisa writes them (f) a letter.
Lisa writes them (m) a letter.
Lisa writes you (pl) a letter.
Since there is no way to know who they are
talking about, you can use a prepositional
phrase to clarify the ambiguity.
To clarify the sentence “Lisa le escribe una carta”
use the personal “a” and a pronoun.
Lisa le escribe una carta a usted.
Lisa le escribe a usted una carta.
Lisa le escribe una carta a él.
Lisa le escribe a él una carta.
Lisa le escribe una carta a ella.
Lisa le escribe a ella una carta.
• Sometimes a prepositional phrase is added not
for clarity, but for emphasis:
Lisa me escribe una carta a mí.
a yo = a mí
Lisa me escribe a mí una carta.
Lisa te escribe una carta a ti.
Lisa te escribe a ti una carta.
a tú = a ti.
A sentence with two verbs.
• You have two options with sentences with two
verbs:
1) Place the IOP before the conjugated verb.
2) Attach it directly to the infinitive verb.
Here are ejemplos of the first option:
You (inf) need to buy me a cake.
Me necesitas comprar un pastel.
They want to write us a letter.
Ellos nos quieren escribir una carta.
Ejemplos of the second option (attach it to the
infinitive verb):
Roberto should buy shoes for her.
Roberto debe comprarle zapatos.
We want to buy a hat for you (inf).
Queremos comprarte un sombrero.
She needs to give me the money.
Necesita darme el dinero.
Ejercicios. Translate the following
by using both options.
Ejemplo: I should cut his hair for him.
Le debo cortar el pelo.
Debo cortarle el pelo.
1) Susi wants to buy tickets for you
(inf).__________________________________
______________________________________
2) You (inf) should confirm the flight for
me.___________________________________
______________________________________
3) You (formal) need to buy a bathing suit for
her.___________________________________
_____________________________________
Sentences with DOP and IOP
• When IOP’s me, te, or nos, are used within a
sentence that also employs a DOP, they are
placed immediately before the DOP.
Ejemplo:
DO
IOP
He buys it (m) for me.
Me lo compra.
IOP DOP
Me is placed before the direct object pronoun lo
I write them (f) for you (inf).
Te las escribo.
Ejercicios
1. She sells it (f) to me._____________________
2. Oscar and Paco buy them (m) for
us.___________________________________
3. We buy you (inf) a book.__________________
4. My mother writes us an e-mail.
______________________________________
5. Mariela sells them (m) to you
(inf)___________________________________
6. He makes it (m) for me.__________________
7. You (formal) write it (f) for us.______________
• If IOP’s le or les are used within a sentence that
also employs a DOP, they’ll be replaced by se,
which is placed right before the direct object
pronoun.
le lo
se lo
le los
se los
le la
se la
le las
se las
les lo
les la
se lo
se la
les los
les las
se los
se las
Ejemplo: I buy them (m) for her.
Le los compro
Se los compro.
I buy them (m) for me.
Me los compro.
I buy them for you (inf).
Te los compro.
I buy them for you (formal). Le los Se los compro.
I buy them for him.
Le los Se los compro.
I buy them for her.
Le los Se los compro.
I buy them for them.
Les los Se los compro.
I buy them for us.
Nos los compro.
The reason for changing to se is to make it easier
for the speaker to pronounce the words.
In negative sentences the no comes before the first
pronoun. Ejemplo: No se lo compro.
Ejercicios. Use DOP’s and IOP’s.
1. She sells pencils to us.___________________
2. They buy a pencil for you
(inf).__________________________________
3. Norma writes it (f) for me._________________
4. You (formal) don’t give it (m) to
them._________________________________
5. He brings them (f) to you
(inf)___________________________________
6. We give it (m) to you
(inf).__________________________________
• You can also attach both the DOP and the
IOP to the verb in the infinitive.
• Ex:
• Laura needs to buy us the cookies.
s
V1
V2 IOP
DOP
(conjugated) (infinitive)
Laura necesita comprárnoslas.
1. She needs to sell pencils to
us.___________________________________
2. They want to buy a pencil for you
(inf).__________________________________
3. Norma should write it (f) for
me.___________________________________
4. You (formal) don’t have to give it (m) to
them._________________________________
5. He can bring them (f) to you
(inf)___________________________________
6. We are going to give it (m) to you
(inf).__________________________________