Chapter 4-Direct Objects (& D.O. Pronouns)

Question 1

Direct Objects-Intro

Answer 1

A complete sentence always has a subject (the person or thing performing the action) and a conjugated verb (the action). It may contain an optional element, such as a direct object.
The direct object (el complemento directo) receives the action of the verb. It is the word that answers the questions What? or Whom? and may refer to a thing or a person.

Question 2

Direct Object Examples

Answer 2

Voy a probar EL FLAN. - I’m going to try THE FLAN. (WHAT am I going to try? The FLAN: a direct object)

No veo A NUESTRO CAMARERO. - I don’t see OUR WAITER. (WHOM do I not see? Our WAITER: a direct object)

Question 3

Direct Object Pronouns-Intro

Answer 3

To avoid sounding repetitive, we often replace direct object nouns with direct object pronouns (complementos directos pronominales) BASICALLY they function as “IT”

Question 4

Direct Object Pronoun Examples

Answer 4

?Cómo quieres el café? - LO tomo con azúcar.

Question 5

DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

Answer 5

Me-me
You-te
you-lo, la
it-lo, la
him-lo
her-la
us-nos
you-os
you-los, las
them-los, las

Question 6

The position in the sentence

Answer 6

In English, direct object pronouns are always placed after the verb, but in Spanish the placement depends on the verbal form used in the sentence.

• Place a direct object pronoun directly in front of a single, conjugated verb.
• With a verb phrase (conjugated verb + infinitive), place the direct object pronoun directly before the conjugated verb or attach it to the end of the infinitive. Never place object pronouns between the two verbs.