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Indirect object pronouns
Chapter 3
What are indirect objects in
English?
They receive the action of the direct object.
Answer the question: to whom? or for whom? the action is
done
Examples:
I give the backpack to Rosa.
Who is receiving the backpack? ROSA
The Indirect Object(IO) is the ROSA.
So what would it be in Spanish?
Yo doy la mochila a Rosa.
I give the backpack to Rosa.
Yo doy la mochila a Rosa.
Rosa is our IO
Instead of always saying to Rosa, what could we change it to?
~ Let’s put HER in there!
The Pros at IOs
Here’s how we say replace those indirect object nouns with
their pronouns:
Indirect Object Pronouns
Singular
Plural
me ( me)
nos- (us)
te ( you- familiar)
os (you-all, familiar)
le (you-formal, him, her)
les (you, them)
Placing the Pros
The IO pronouns accompany the NOUN it modifies
OR replace the NOUN. The pronoun appears
BEFORE the conjugated verbs.
Accompanies
Mamá les da el dinero a José y Ana.
Mom gives José and Ana the money.
Replaces José y Ana
Mamá les da el dinero.
Mom gives them the money.
Another Placing
When an infinitive follows the conjugated verb, the
indirect object pronoun can be placed before the
conjugated verb or ATTACHED to the infinitive.
Le voy a vender mi coche a Sara.
I’m going to sell Sara my car.
Comes before the Conjugated Verb
Le voy a vender mi coche.
attached
Voy a venderle mi coche.
I’m going to sell her my car.