Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns
Objetos Directos 0 Receives the action of the verb. 0 Answers “whom” or “what” after the verb. 0 Can be a noun or a pronoun.
Ejemplos en inglés We ate tacos. What did we eat? TACOS. 0 Tacos is the direct object. They invited John. Whom did they invite? John. 0 John is the direct object.
Pronombres 0 Pronouns allow us to not have to repeat the same subject over and over again. 0 Did you see John? 0 No, I didn’t see John. 0 I think Mary saw John at the library. 0 Here, we can use a pronoun to simplify the dialogue. 0 No, I didn’t see him. Him is a direct object pronoun.
En español… MeNos TeOs Lo/LaLos/Las
Ejemplos en español… 0 ¿Quién comió los tacos? 0 Who ate the tacos? 0 Yo los comí. 0 I ate them. 0 ¿Tienes la clase de biología? 0 Sí, yo la tengo.
But wait, they can be people too! 0 ¿Llamaste a tu mamá? (Did you call your mom?) 0 Sí, yo la llamé. (Yes, I called her.) 0 Mi amigo no me invitó a la fiesta. (My friend did not invite me to the party.)