Transcript Object pronouns

Object pronouns
Direct object pronouns
Indirect object pronouns
Parts of a sentence
• Subject:
– Who or what is doing the action (this is who you
conjugate for)
• Verb:
– The action
• Object:
– Who or what is receiving the action.
Subjects are often replaced by
pronouns (subject pronouns)
• Ex:
Alex and I drive a car to school.
Who/what is “driving a car to school”?
Alex and I= we
We is the subject pronoun that would replace
the subject “Alex and I”
We drive a car to school.
The subject pronouns that replace the
subjects are:
yo
nosotros(as)
I
we
tú
vosotros(as)
you
(informal)
you guys
(Spain)
él
ella
usted
ellos(as)
ustedes
he/she
you(formal)
they
you guys
Objects are also often replaced by
pronouns (object pronouns)
• Ex:
Alex and I drive a car to school.
Who/what is being “driven”?
“a car”= it
“it” is the object pronoun that would replace
the object “a car”
Alex and I drive it to school.
The object pronouns that replace the
objects are:
me
nos
te
os
lo,la
(le)
los, las
(les)
me
(to me/for
me)
us
(to us/for us)
you(informal) You guys(Spain)
(to you/for
(to you guys/for
you)
you guys)
he/she
they
you(formal)
you guys
(To him/her
(to them, for
For him/her
them, to you
To you(formal)
guys, for you
For you (formal))
guys)
Before using an object pronoun you
must:
Identify the object(s)
• Ask yourself two questions(BOTH):
1. Who/What is being ___(verb)____ed?
(who/what is receiving the action?)
2. To who/For who is the __(answer to #1)__
being ____(verb)____ed?
* Number 1 tells you the direct object and
number 2 tells you the indirect object.
If:
*If your answer to question #2 is “no one ”
then your choice of pronouns become limited
me
nos
to
and now you just
te
lo,la
os
los, las
decide which box represents your answer to
question #1 (the direct object).
however
If you choose either of these boxes
if it represents something masc. or
(lo/los = masculine, la/las = feminine)
also ask yourself
fem.
Ex:
Alex and I drive a car to school
1. Who or what is being __driven__?
-“a car”
2. To who/For who is the _car_ being __driven__?
-no one
The box that represents “a car” would be
Is “car” masculine or feminine?
Car=carro=masculine= lo
If:
• If you DID get an answer for question #2 then
you have to find a pronoun for the answer to
question #1 (direct object) FIRST and then
another one for the answer to # 2 (indirect
object)
Ex:
I always buy flowers for my mom.
1. Who or what is being __bought__?
-“flowers”
2. To who/For who are the _flowers_ being
__bought__?
- “my mom”
Step 1: The box that represents “flowers” would be
Is “flowers” masculine or feminine?
Flower=flor=feminine= las
Step 2: The box that represents “my mom” would be “for her”
= le
After you identify the object(s) and have chosen pronoun(s)
to replace them you can put them in a sentence.
* The answer to question #1 (the direct object) goes DIRECTLY
BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB.
*The answer to question #2 (if you have one)(the indirect
object) will then go DIRECTLY BEFORE THE DIRECT OBJECT
PRONOUN:
……… #2 #1 conjugated verb…….
• If you have an infinitive somewhere in your sentence you can
also attach both pronouns to the infinitive and the order is
different. It would be :
………… infinitive#2 #1………… (attached)
• If you have an –ing word (-ando/-iendo in Spanish)
somewhere in your sentence you can also attach both
pronouns to the –ing word and the order is different. It
would be:
………… -ando/-iendo #2 #1………… (attached)
Ex:
• Alex and I drive a car to school
1. Car= lo
2. No one
= Alex y yo siempre lo manejamos a la escuela.
answer to #1
conjugated verb
• I always buy flowers for my mom.
1. Flowers = las
2. My mom = le
=Yo siempre *le las compro. = Yo siempre se las compro.
answer to #2 answer to #1 conjugated verb
Important notes:
* “le & les” will ONLY be used if you get an answer to #2,
the rest of the pronouns can be used for both #1 and #2
*if your sentence has any of these combinations the
“le/les” changes to “se”
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–
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le lo = se lo
le la = se la
le los =se los
le las = se las
les lo =se lo
les la = se la
les los = se los
les las = se las
Important notes cont.
• You can choose not to use a pronoun to
replace the answer to #1 and just leave it as it
is: Yo siempre le compro flores.
• You can also choose not to use a pronoun to
replace the answer to #2 and just leave it as it
is: Yo siempre las compro para mi mamá.
If you see :
Para mi
Para ti
Para él (or a name)
Para ella (or a name)
Para Ud.
Para nosotros(as)
Para ellos(as) (or names)
Para Uds.
A mi
A ti
A él (or a name)
A ella (or a name)
A Ud.
A nosotros(as)
A ellos(as) (or names)
A Uds.
Then you know you will have an answer to #2 and that you
will choose me, te, le, nos, os, or les as your pronoun
The following verbs are commonly used with an
indirect object: (you will probably have an answer to question
#2 and will use either me, te, le, nos, os, or les to replace it)
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Decir- to say/tell
Mandar- to send/to command
Traer- to bring
Enviar- to send
Llevar-to take/to carry
Tirar- to throw
Dar- to give
Responder- to respond
Leer- to read
Hacer- to do/to make
Comprar- to buy
Regalar- to give (as a gift)
Abrir- to open
Cerrar- to close
Pedir – to ask for/request
Preguntar- to ask (a question)