Spanish 3-4

Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns

Before we get into Spanish
Lets define what exactly these terms are:
Direct Object Pronouns - Pronouns that represent the nouns
directlyactedupon by the verb.
Helicksit. Helickshim. e lic!s you. Helicksus. Helicksme.
Helicksthem.
Indirect Object Pronouns - Pronouns that represent the noun
that is the recipient of the verb"s action.
Cookmethefood.Cookhimthefood.Cookusthefood.Cook
themthefood.
Examples of Direct Objects in
Spanish
e listens to it. #$he son%&
'l la escucha. #la canci(n&
)he plays it. #$he music&
*lla la toca. #La m+sica&
e hits him. #$he student&
'l lo %olpea. #*l estudiante&
,e eat them. #$he pi--as&
.osotros las comemos. #Las pi--as&
I love you. #/ou&
$e amo #$+&
Examples of Indirect Objects in
Spanish
e coo!s me the ca!e.
'l me cocina el pastel.
,e %ive you the paper.
.osotros te damos el papel.
$he students write me a letter.
Los estudiantes me escriben una carta.
I ma!e you a computer.
/o te ha%o una computadora.
ow to find Direct and Indirect
Objects
eres a basic sentence:
Stevekicksmetheball.
Stevemepatealapelota.
Lets brea! it down:
)teve is our subject #the person for whom we conju%ate the verb&
0ic!s is the verb #that is conju%ated to our who our subject is&
$he ball is the direct object #that is directly %ettin% the action&
1e is the indirect object #the person who is receivin% the hit ball&
English -! Spanish translations
English Spanish
1e 1e #1ay&
/ou $e #$ay&
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/ou #3formal3&
Lo #Low& La
#Lah&
4s .os #.o5ss&
$hem
/ou #3Plural3&
Los #Low5ss&
Las #Lah5ss&
Spanish
1e
$e
Le #Lay&
.os
Les #lay5ss&
Direct Object
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" tric# to finding Indirect Object
$rono%ns
Yo te hago una computadora.
- 6ip off any pronouns #7me898te898le89etc.&
.
- $ranslate it into *n%lish
- :dd the word 7for8 to the end
- :dd your pronoun after the 7for8
- $ranslate your pronoun #7me898te898le89etc.&
- 6ephrase your sentence
- If it sounds off or aw!ward its not %oin% to be usin% a IoP9 but rather a DoP.
4sin% this method you can tell if you have a case of Indirect or Direct Object
Pronouns. Its what I use to fi%ure out which is which; I recommend it #althou%h I
may be a bit bias &.
$his uses a IoP:
/o te ha%o una
computadora
$his clearly does not #it uses
a DoP&:
$e amo
/o ha%o una computadora :mo
I ma!e a computer I love
I ma!e a computer for I love for
I ma!e a computer for te I love for te
I ma!e a computer for you I love for you
I ma!e you a computer
&here do the' go(
'l la compr( #Heboughtit)
[Lapizza]
'l lo lee. (Hereadsit)
[lLibro]
'l me dibuja un foto. #e
draws me a picture&
*lla me vende su comida.#)he
sells me her food& <=ender >
$o sell?
1e compras el tel@fono #/ou
buy me the phone&
AB(mo puedo ayudarteC #ow
can I help youC&
Doth Indirect and Direct
Object Pronouns are %oin% to
%o before the conju%ated
verb.
#after the subject if a subject is included&
<remember in )panish we can imply the subject
based off of the verb endin%?
!emember"lo(s)#ismasculine$so%hen
there%ouldhavebeenafeminineob&ect
'ou%ouldneedtouse"la(s).#
If there is two verbs in a
sentence and one is an
infinitive #unconju%ated&9 they
can be attached to the end of
the second verb.
&hen do I %se a Direct Object
$rono%n(
:s we said earlier9 the object that directly receives the action of
the verb is the Direct Object.
In *n%lish #and )panish&9 this is most commonly seenas the
word 7it.8
$he direct object can also be a person or multiple 7it8s9 7them.8
6eplacin% the direct object with 7whatC8 or 7whomC8 will tell you
if you need a Direct Object Pronoun
,henever you repeat the direct object over and over a%ain.
1aster this as it will ma!e your writin% and speech a lot better.
)ayin% a direct object over and over a%ain sounds bad.
Heboughtthe soda andtookthe soda homeandpouredthe
sodainthecupsothathecoulddrinkthe soda.
&hen do I %se an Indirect Object
$rono%n(
:s we said earlier9 the Indirect Object Pronoun is who receives
the finished action #on the direct object if there is one&; it tells us
where the direct object is %oin%.
1O)$ of the time whenever theres an indirect object there will
be a direct object.
Use an Indirect in any circumstance where you can say the
action is for someone.
It should answer the Euestions F$o whomCF or !or whom"
the action of the verb is performed.
$ast )ense*
De cautious of the past tense.
Do not let the third person"s 7ar8 past tense and present first5person 7ar8 endin%s tric! you.

P#Y #$$E%$IO%&
'l me cocin( una pi--a. > e coo!ed me a pi--a.
1e compr( un tutor. > e bou%ht me a tutor.
Le cocin@ una pi--a. > I coo!ed him a pi--a.
Extra st%ff
+&or# on 'o%r wor#sheets while I go o,er this -
1e %usta la computadora
$he computer #G5 it& pleases me
1e %ustan las computadoras
$he computers #G5 they& please me
$e %usta la comida
$he food #G5 it& pleases you
:pply this to what weve learned:
Le %ustas
/ou please #%ustar5H%ustas& him. (re
li!es you.
1e %ustas
/ou please #%ustar5H%ustas& me. (rI li!e
you.
Indirect Object Pronouns were9 ironically9 one of the first thin%s
that you learned in )panishI
,hen you learned 7to li!e8 thin%s usin% Justar9 the verb actually
is the direct object pleasin% you throu%h an indirect object
pronoun:
)hetrick%elearneddoesNOTappl'togustar*like
verbs.
"nswers.