Indirect Object Pronouns
Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect object pronouns tell to whom or for whom an action is being done.
Indirect Objects What is the verb? …the direct object? …the indirect object?
Indirect Objects I bought that skirt for her. verb direct object indirect object
Indirect Objects I gave those shoes to him. verbdirect object indirect object
Indirect Object Pronouns (English) me you him, her, it us y’all them
Indirect Object Pronouns (Spanish) menos teos leles
Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish Indirect Object Pronouns are not optional!!!! If you have an indirect object… you must use an IOP pronoun!
Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish Indirect Object Pronouns are not optional!!!! You can choose to use the indirect object for emphasis or clarity or to leave it out entirely. Yo le compro zapatos a mi amiga. Yo le compro zapatos.
Placement of Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect Object Pronouns are placed either: before a conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive verb.
Before the Conjugated Verb: Mi amiga me da el regalo (a mí). La dependienta nos vende unos refrescos (a nosotros). Pedro les compra la comida a ellos.
Before the verb or after the infinitive: Before the conjugated verb: Le quiero comprar flores a mi mamá. After the infinitive: Quiero comprarle flores a mi mamá.
dar –to give decir –to say doy damos digo decimos das dais dices decís da dan dice dicen Verbs commonly used with IOP (Indirect Object Pronouns )
Use the cues in parentheses to provide the indirect object pronoun for the sentence. The first item has been done for you. 1.Juan _____ quiere dar un regalo. (to Elena) 2.María _____ prepara un café. (for us) 3.Beatriz y Felipe _____ escriben desde (from) Cuba. (to me) 4.Marta y yo _____ compramos unos guantes. (for them) 5.Los vendedores _____ venden ropa. (to you, fam. sing.) 6.La dependienta _____ muestra los guantes. (to us) le nos me les te nos A Practicar: