Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns The object that DIRECTLY receives the action of the verb is called the Direct Object. What? Who? menos teos lo, lalos, las

I saw you. DO: you Te vi. I called her. DO: her La llamé. She bought it. DO: it Lo compró.

Indirect Object Pronouns We’ve seen two types of pronouns so far: – Reflexive: me, te, se… – Direct oject: me, te, lo, la… In this slide show, we are going to look at one more type: indirect objects.

What’s an indirect object? Complete these sentences: – The teacher gave ___ an A. – Bill Gates sent ___ a million dollar check. – My parents bought ___ a used car. – Julia told ___ the big secret.

– The teacher gave you pesos. – Bill Gates sent me a million dollar check. – My parents bought my little sister a used car. – Julia told everyone the big secret.

Indirect objects The Indirect Object tells us where the Direct Object is going to. The Indirect Object is the person or thing to whom or for whom the action is performed: you, me, my little sister, everyone. The teacher gave you pesos! Pesos: Direct Object You: Indirect Object To whom? For whom?

That’s right! me > you > te The second pair of examples can be replaced with pronouns – her, them. What are the Spanish equivalents?

Hmm, this looks familiar! her > le them > les We’ve seen this form before when we use the verb gustar.

Here are the forms! The “indirect objects” are: menos teos leles

Some common verbs that are used with indirect object pronouns Indirect objects are used together with verbs such as: – Dar (to give) – Enviar (to send) – Comprar (to buy) – Decir (to tell) – Regalar (to give a gift)

She gave the dress me. Me dio el vestido. I sent the letter to you. Te envié la carta. They bought the scarf for us. Nos compraron la bufanda. She told me lies. Me dijo las mentiras. (irregular preterite verb) I gave the turtles to y’all. Les regalé las tortugas.

Other verbs: (add to your notes) Otros: To write- Escribir To explain- Explicar To offer- Ofrecer Otros: To write- Escribir To explain- Explicar To offer- Ofrecer

Two guidelines 1. The Indirect Object tells us where the DO is going. It answers “what” or “who”. 2. The Indirect Object answers the question “to whom?” or “for whom?” the action of the verb is performed.

¡Vamos a practicar! Complete each sentence with an appropriate indirect object pronoun. The recipient for each sentence is provided. [Recipient: me] Mis padres ___ enviaron $100 para comprar un vestido nuevo. Mis padres me enviaron (sent) $100 para comprar un vestido nuevo. Remember to place all object pronouns before the conjugated verb.

Otro, por favor. [Recipient: you] ¿ ___ enviaron tus padres dinero también? ¿ Te enviaron tus padres dinero también? What if there is more than one of “you” like “y’all”? ¿ Les enviaron sus padres dinero también? Use the “Uds.” form OR ¿Os enviaron sus padres dinero también?

Practica [Recipient: her] Diego ___ compró un anillo (ring) a Luisa. Diego le compró un anillo (ring) a Luisa. GENDER does not play a role here!! Le is for him and for her

Otro ejemplo [Recipient: us] La profesora de antropología ___ da mucha tarea. La profesora de antropología nos da mucha tarea.

You bought the candies for Melina. Tú compraste los dulces para Melina. You bought them for Melina. Tú_______ compraste para Melina. You bought the candies for her. Tú _______ compraste los chocolates (a Melina). In Spanish, you can clarify who by writing the person’s name at the end of the sentence even thought it might sound repetitive. You cannot do this for Direct Object pronouns. los le

Práctica We sent the girl a doll. Nosotros enviamos la muñeca a la niña. We sent it to the girl. Nosotros la enviamos a la niña. We sent the doll to her. Nosotros le enviamos la muñeca. What if you want to say “We sent it for/to her?”

I do! Bill Gates sent me a million dollar check. Bill Gates me lo envió. Note that the indirect object precedes the direct object. Think “indirect, direct object”: I DO.

Double trouble. In all of the examples, there are two objects. That is, someone is giving something to someone. The something is the direct object and the someone (the recipient) is the indirect object).

Say what? Look at the first examples and identify the objects: The teacher gave you an A. – Recipient: you – Thing received: an A The teacher gave it to you. My parents bought my little sister a used car. – Recipient: my little sister – Thing received: a used car My parents bought it for her.

She gave the dress to me. Ella me lo dio. I sent the letter to you. Yo te la envie. They bought the squirrel for us. (la ardilla) Ellos nos la regalaron. She told me the lie. Ella me la dijo. I gave the chocolates to you all. Yo se los di. * special rule

L + L = S + L No, it’s not algebra class! If a sentence has two objects that both start with L, the first one changes to SE.

Yo envié una carta a mi hermana. Yo la envié a mi hermana. Yo ____ la envié. (se) El maestro dio tarea al estudiante. El maestro se la dio. (le la) Carmen envió unas cajas de ropa a su amiga. Carmen se las envió. Mis padres regalaron un coche a mi hermana. Mis padres se lo regalaron.

Double objects We can simplify each sentence if we already know what the objects refer to. Look at this passage: My little sister got a new apartment across town, but there is no bus service. She saw a used car she liked a lot, but she didn’t have a lot of money. My parents bought it for her.

Let’s take a closer My parents bought it for her. The expression in red is the indirect object (the recipient) and the word in yellow is the direct object. Both are pronouns.

What about in Spanish? We can do the same thing in Spanish: Bill Gates sent me a million dollar check. – Recipient: me – Thing received: a million dollar check Bill gave it to me.

An example, please. Sure! Let’s simplify this sentence: Yo envié una carta a mi hermano. You could say either: – Yo la envié a mi hermano. … or: Yo le envié una carta. But you could also say: – Yo se la envié. – Note how the “le” changes to “se”; you can’t say “le la” because both objects start with an “l.”

Let’s practice a few! El maestro dio tarea al estudiante. El maestro ___ ___ dio. El maestro se la dio. –L–La = la tarea (direct object) –S–Se = al estudiante (indirect object)

¡Otro, por favor! Carmen envió unas cajas de ropa a su amiga. Carmen ___ ___ envió. Carmen se las envió. – Las = las cajas (DOP) – Se = a su amiga (IOP)

Uno más y acabamos. Mis padres regalaron un coche a mi hermana. Mis padres ___ __ regalaron. Mis padres se lo regalaron. – Lo = un coche – Se = a mi hermana (not “me)

Las respuestas 1. Me lo da. 2. Te la envío. 3. Nos la compraron. 4. Me la dijo. 5. Os los regalé.

¡Ya está! To summarize, here are the four forms of pronouns you know! SubjectReflexiveDirect objectIndirect object yomememe tútetete élselole ellaselale Ud.selo, lale nosotrosnosnosnos vosotrosososos ellosselosles ellasselasles uds. selos, lasles