Direct Object Pronouns los/las os nos lo/la te me Third person direct
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Direct Object Pronouns los/las os nos lo/la te me Third person direct
u4e3-3x p.358 Direct Object Pronouns You use direct object pronouns in Spanish to refer to items or people that have already been mentioned. me te lo/la nos os los/las -¿Has visto las ruinas en Chichén Itzá? pasado. -Sí, las vi el verano -Have you seen the ruins at Chichén Itzá? -Yes, I saw them last summer. Third person direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las) refer to usted and ustedes as well as to él, ella, ellos, and ellas. -Perdón señora. -No la vi. -I’m sorry ma’am. -I didn’t see you. Direct object pronouns go before the congujated verb except in affirmative commands, where you attach them. -Alfredo y Marta no saben que Uds. van a la exhibición de máscaras. -Alfredo y Marta don’t know that you are going to the mask exhibit. -Invítenlos attaches -Invite them. Direct Object pronouns come before conjugated verbs or attached to infinitives and -ando/-iendo formas (-ing). -Esta novela es muy buena -This novel is very good. ¿Quieres leerla? / ¿La quieres leer? Do you want to read it?/Do you want to read it? - Mira. Estoy leyéndola. / La estoy leyendo. -Look. I’m reading it. / I’m reading it. u4e3-3x p. 360 Indirect Object Pronouns You use indirect object pronouns in Spanish to refer to the person who is receiving the action of the verb. me nos te os le los Mandé las fotos a María Le mandé las fotos I sent the pictures to María I sent her the pictures Indirect object pronouns, like the direct object pronouns, precede the conjugated verbs. ¿Qué le regalaste? Le regalé una pulsera What (gift) did you give her? I gave her a bracelet Remember that sometimes you use “a” personal to clarify to whom the indirect object pronouns le and les are referring. -¿Les escribes a tus amigos? -Le escribo a Magdalena. You attach indirect object pronoun to affirmative commands just like you do with direct object pronouns. Préstame tu libro de arquitectura. Lend me you architecture book. You can attach indirect object pronouns to infinitives and progressive tenses or you can put them before the conjugated verbs. ¿Puedes prestarle tu libro a José también?/¿Le puedes prestar tu libro... también? Can you lend your book to Jose also? ¿Estás prestándole tu libro a Luisa? / ¿Le estás prestando tu libro a Luisa? Are you lending your book to Luisa?