Transcript Victoria `Longwood Hybrid`

Direct Object Pronouns
Me, te, nos
Pronouns are little words that replace the object
itself, so that the object does not have to be
repeated over and over . . .
Did you buy
Yes, I bought
?
.
wasn’t cheap.
?
Can you play
• Did you buy the piano?
– ¿Compraste el piano?
• Yes, I bought it.
– Sí, lo compré.
•
In Spanish, we replace the words
with the Direct Object Pronouns
Remember these Direct Object
Pronouns?
Boots tiene un par de botas
• Lo vamos a encontrar.
Pon atención al Zorro.
• Si lo ves, grita “¡Swiper, no te lo
lleves!”
Pronombres de objeto directo
The pronoun goes before the conjugated
verb just like with reflexive verbs.
Ella tiene un mono.
Ella lo tiene.
Yo veo una mariposa.
Yo la veo.
Look at the Dora book we are reading.
• Backpack me va a ayudar.
– Backpack is going to help_____?
– Me (which refers to Dora)
• ¿Nos ayudarías?
– Would you help ______?
– Us (which refers to Dora and friends)
The direct object pronouns in Spanish
are as follows:
These are used
exclusively
for people
And these
for people
and things
me
te
nos
lo, la los, las
(lo, la) (los, las)
DOP: Me, Te, Nos
Singular
me me
te you (informal)
lo him, it
you (formal)
la her, it
you (formal)
Plural
nos
los
las
us
them, you
them, you
• A direct object receives the action of a
verb and serves to answer the question
What? or Who? in relation to that verb
• Mariano drinks coffee. (direct object
noun)
What does he drink?
• Juanita helped him. (direct object
pronoun)
Who did Juanita help?
DOP: Me, Te, Nos
• Direct object pronouns usually come
right before the conjugated verb.
• When an infinitive follows a
conjugated verb, the direct object
pronoun can be placed before the first
verb or attached to the infinitive.
DOP: Me, Te, Nos
• ¿Pueden entenderme?
– (Attached to the infinitive.)
• ¡No te entiendo!
– (Before the conjugated verb.)
Pronombres me, te, nos
Me - me
Te - you
Nos - us
Él me vio. He saw me.
Yo te ayudo. I help you.
Ellos nos dicen. They tell us.
Me vio.
He saw me.
Te ayudo. I help you.
Nos dicen. They tell us.
Remember: The Direct Object Pronoun is NOT
the subject of the sentence.
The subject of the sentence is usually implied
by the verb tense.
Be aware that object pronouns, just like verbs, must
make a flip-flop transition when involved in a
conversation.
¿Me vas a invitar a tu fiesta?
Sí, te voy a invitar.
¿Nos ayudas mañana?
No, no los ayudo.
He calls me every night.
Me llama cada noche.
I help you with
homework.
Te ayudo con la tarea.
I visit you every day.
Te visito cada día.
I listen to you.
Te escucho.
They understand us.
Nos entienden.
Practicamos
• Me llaman Señorita.
– Who is being called Señorita? Who is receiving the
action?
– ME!
• Te adoro.
– Who do I adore?
– YOU!
• Nos invitan.
– Who do they invite?
– US!
El fin