Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns Remember … Direct objects receive the action of the verb. Answer the questions who? or what? receives the action.

Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

Remember…Remember…

Direct objects receive the action of the verb.

Answer the questions who? or what? receives the action.

Direct Object PronounsDirect Object Pronouns

me me nos us

te you (tú) os you all (vosotros)

lo him, it, or you (ud.)

los them, you all

la her, it or you (ud.)

las them, you all

Direct Object PronounsDirect Object Pronouns

We use the pronouns me, te, and nos as either direct or indirect objects

In these examples, they are direct objects:

Las arañas me asustan.

subject direct object

verbSpiders scare me.

Direct Object PronounsDirect Object Pronouns

Los Ortega nos invitan.

subject direct object

verb

Direct Object Pronouns Direct Object Pronouns

¿Dónde estás? (Yo) No te veo.

subject(implied)

direct object

verb

Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronounsIndirect objects tells us where the direct

object is going.The indirect object answers the question

"To whom?" or "For whom?" the action of the verb is performed.

Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns

me to/for me nos to/for us

te to/for you (tú) os to/for you all (vosotros)

le to/for him, it, or you (Ud.)

les to/for them, you all (Uds.)

Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronounsIn these examples, the pronouns are

indirect objects.

Note that they can mean to or for me, you, or us.

¿Me muestras (tú) el sendero?Will you show the path to me?

subject(implied)

indirect object

verb direct object

Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns

(Yo) Te doy el saco de dormir.

I’m giving the sleeping bag to you.

subject(implied)

indirect object

verb direct object

Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns

Él nos presta su libro.

subject indirect object

verb direct object

Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns

¿Te hago (yo) una torta?

subject(implied)

indirect object

verb direct object

Placement of Object Placement of Object PronounsPronouns

Pronouns are placed either before a conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive or an affirmative command.

Llámame más tarde.Call me later.

Placement of Object Placement of Object PronounsPronouns

Pronouns are placed either before a conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive or an affirmative command.

No te puedo llamar más tarde.

I can’t call you later.

Reviewing Indirect Reviewing Indirect Objects…Objects…

The IO tells us where the DO is going.

The IO answers the question "to whom" or "for whom.“

In order for a sentence to have a IO, it must also have a DO.

Reviewing Indirect Reviewing Indirect Objects…Objects…

Sometimes the DO is not stated, but rather is implied, or understood.

The IO pronouns are: me, te, le, nos, os, les.In a negative sentence, place the pronoun

between the negative word and the conjugated verb.

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