Direct Object Pronouns
What is a direct object? Direct objects answer the questions whom? or what? after a verb. Ana buys the dress. What does Ana buy? We can replace the direct object with a pronoun. Ana buys it.
En español… Direct Object Pronouns SingularPlural me – me nos – us te – you (familiar) os – you (familiar) lo – him/ it / you (formal) la – her / it / you (formal) los – them / you (formal) las – them / you (formal)
Placement Direct Object Pronouns are placed BEFORE the conjugated verb in Spanish… OR …are attached to an infinitive.
En español… Ana compra el vestido. Ana lo compra. Ana buys the dress. Ana buys it.
Otros ejemplos… Juan prefiere las camisas azules. Juan las prefiere. Luis quiere comprar los zapatos. Luis los quiere comprar.Luis quiere comprarlos. ¡Cuidado!