Common Indirect Object Verbs Flashcards
to send something to someone
to show something to someone
to ask something of someone
mandar(le) algo
mostrar(le) algo
pedir(le) algo
To buy something for someone
To tell something to someone
to give something to someone
to say something to someone
to write something to someone
comprar(le) algo
contar(le) algo
dar(le) algo
decir(le) algo
escribir(le) algo
to give (a gift) to someone
to serve something to someone
to bring something to someone
regalar(le) algo
servir(le) algo
traer(le) algo
When to Use the Indirect Object Pronoun
If there is an indirect object in a sentence, there MUST be an indirect object pronoun! You can also have the prepositional phrase “para nosotros” or “a Miguel” to add emphasis, but you can NOT only have the prepositional phrase.
(I throw the ball to Miguel.) - To whom? To Miguel. Miguel = le
Yo le tiro la pelota a Miguel.
Yo le tiro la pelota. (I throw the ball to him.)
He buys a rose for me.
He buys me a rose.
My mother bought a book for you.
My mother bought you a book.
Él me compra una rosa para mí. (With an accent “mí”, is a pronoun which always follows a preposition and means “me”)
Él me ( for/to me) compra una rosa.
Mi (without an accent,it is possessive (my) madre te (to/for you) compró un libro para tí.(you)
Mi (my) madre te (to/for you) compró un libro.
Command Placement
Attach indirect object pronouns to the end of infinitives, gerunds, or affirmative commands.
(I am going to tell you (plural) a secret.)
(She is serving us dinner.)
(Give me something pretty.)
Voy a contarles un secreto.
Ella está serviendonos la cena.
Dame algo bonito.
Did you tell your wife that the cats are friendly?
¿Le contaste a tu esposa que los gatos son simpáticos?
When indirect objects “me” and “you” follow para, they change to “mí” and “tí” respectively. Do not use “para yo” or “para tú.”
He buys a rose for me.
He buys me a rose.
My mother bought a book for you.
My mother bought you a book.
Él me compra una rosa para mí.
Él me compra una rosa.
Mi madre te compró un libro para tí.
Mi madre te compró un libro.
Notice how the indirect object (le) can mean “to him” as well as “to her,” “to you,” and “to it.”
I throw the ball to him (her, you, or it)
I throw the ball to the wall.
I throw the ball to it.(the wall)
Yo le tiro la pelota.
Yo le tiro la pelota a la pared.
Yo le tiro la pelota.
To me
To you
To him, to her, to it, to you (formal)
To us
To you
To them, to you (formal)
For me
For you(informal)
Me
Te
Le ( no change for gender)
Nos
Os
Les ( no change for gender)
Para mí
Para tí
