Direct Indirect Pronouns RID

Question 1

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬

me (me) 𝐧𝐨𝐬 (us)
te (you) 𝐨𝐬 (you pl)
le (him; her; you; it ) 𝐥𝐞𝐬 (them; you)

Se
To avoid alliteration, when “le” or “les” as an indirect-object pronoun precedes the direct-object pronoun “lo”, “los”, “la” or “las”, “se” is used instead of “le” or “les”.

Quiero dárselo. (I want to give it to him/her/you/.)
Se lo daré. (I will give it to him/her/you.)

Answer 1

𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬

me (me) 𝐧𝐨𝐬 (us)
te (you) 𝐨𝐬 (you pl)
lo/la : (him; her; you; it ) 𝐥𝐨𝐬/𝐥𝐚𝐬 (them;you)

In a sentence with an indirect object there is always a direct object, either stated or implied.

Question 2

When direct and indirect object pronouns are used together in a sentence, the indirect object pronoun comes before the direct object pronoun.

Answer 2

Marcos nos trajo la comida a nosotros.
Marcos brought the food to us.

Marcos nos la trajo.
Marcos brought it to us.

Question 3

My mom is buying me a pizza.

Answer 3

Mi madre está comprándome una pizza.

Question 4

My mom is buying it for me.

Answer 4

Mi madre está comprándomela.

Question 5

Give me the remote control.

Answer 5

Dame el control remoto.

Question 6

.Give it to me. Give - to me - it

Answer 6

Dámelo

Question 7

𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐬. 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬

Answer 7

𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐬. 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬

Question 8

Direct object pronouns are those pronouns that represent the nouns directly acted upon by the verb

Answer 8

Indirect object pronouns stand for the noun that is the recipient of the verb’s action.

Question 9

In both English and Spanish, a verb may have no object (e.g., “I live,” vivo), a direct object only (e.g., “I killed the fly,” maté la mosca),

Answer 9

or both direct and indirect objects (e.g., “I gave her the ring,” le di el anillo, where le or “her” is the indirect object and anillo or “ring” the direct object).

Question 10

The construction of an indirect object without a direct object isn’t used in English, but it can be done in Spanish (e.g., le es difícil, “it is difficult for him,” where le is the indirect object).

Answer 10

me es dificil = it’s hard for me

Question 11

Another way of looking at indirect objects in Spanish is that they could be replaced by “a + prepositional pronoun” or sometimes “para + prepositional pronoun.” In the example sentence, we could say di el anillo a ella and mean the same thing (just as we could say in English, “I gave the ring to her”).

Answer 11

In Spanish, unlike English, a noun can’t be an indirect object; it must be used as the object of a preposition. For example, we could say “I gave Sally the ring” in English, while “Sally” is the indirect object, but in Spanish the preposition “a” is needed, le di el anillo a Sally. As in this example, it is common, although not strictly required, to include both the pronoun “le” and the named indirect object.

Question 12

In English, we use the same pronouns for both direct and indirect objects. In Spanish, both types of object pronouns are the same except in the third person. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 “𝐥𝐨” (𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐥𝐚” (𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞), 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 “𝐥𝐨𝐬” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐥𝐚𝐬”.

Answer 12

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞” “𝐥𝐞” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐥𝐞𝐬” 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲. 𝐍𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫.

Question 13

𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐬

Answer 13

. 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬

Question 14

Ella me ve (she sees me).

Answer 14

Ella me dio el dinero (she gave me the money).

Question 15

Ella te ve.

Answer 15

Ella te dio el dinero.

Question 16

Ella lo/la ve. (she sees “him”, “her”, “it”)

Answer 16

Ella 𝐥𝐞 dio el dinero. (she gives “him”, “her”, “it”)

Question 17

Ella nos ve.

Answer 17

Ella 𝐧𝐨𝐬 dio el dinero.

Question 18

Ella os ve.

Answer 18

Ella 𝐨𝐬 dio el dinero.

Question 19

Ella los/las ve. (“them”)

Answer 19

Ella 𝐥𝐞𝐬 dio el dinero. (“them”)

Question 20

Attaching Object Pronouns - (as distinct from Personal Pronouns) -

Answer 20

Attaching Object Pronouns - (as distinct from Personal Pronouns) -

Question 21

Object pronouns can be attached after infinitives (the unconjugated form of the verb that ends in -ar, -er or -ir),

Answer 21

(I want to open it.) Quiero abrirla.

Question 22

Object pronouns can be attached after gerunds (the form of the verb that ends in -ando or -endo, generally equivalent to the “-ing” ending in English),

Answer 22

(I am not opening it.) No estoy abriéndola.

Question 23

Object pronouns can be attached after the affirmative imperative.

Answer 23

Ábrela. (Open it!.)

Question 24

Placing Object Pronouns Before Verbs

Object pronouns - (as distinct from Personal Pronouns) - are always placed before verb forms except those listed above: (Infinitive, Gerund, Imperative)

Answer 24

Placing Object Pronouns Before Verbs
Quiero que la abras. (I want you to open it.)
No la abro. (I am not opening it.)
No la abras, (Don’t open it.)

Question 25

𝐒𝐞

Answer 25

𝐒𝐞

Question 26

To avoid alliteration, when “le” or “les” as an indirect-object pronoun precedes the direct-object pronoun lo, los, la or las, “se” is used instead of le or les.

Answer 26

(I want to give it to him/her/you/.) 2 verbs
Quiero dárselo.

(I will give it to him/her/you.) 1 verb Se lo daré.

Question 27

Order of Object Pronouns

When both direct-object and indirect-object pronouns are objects of the same verb, the indirect object comes before the direct object.

Answer 27

(He will give it to me.) Me lo dará.

(I want to give it to you.) Quiero dártelo.

Question 28

(I am buying the gift. “Regalo” is a direct object.)

Answer 28

Compro el regalo.

Question 29

(I am buying it. “lo” is a direct object.)

Answer 29

Lo compro

Question 30

(I will buy it. The direct object “lo” is attached to the infinitive.)

Answer 30

Voy a comprarlo

Question 31

(I am buying it. The direct object “lo” is attached to the gerund. Note the accent mark to keep the stress on the second syllable of the verb.)

Answer 31

Estoy comprándolo.

Question 32

(I am buying you the gift. “Te” is an indirect project.)

Answer 32

Te compro el regalo.

Question 33

Le compro el regalo. (I am buying him the gift, or I am buying her the gift. “Le” is the indirect object; the indirect object pronouns are same for males and females.)

Answer 33

Le compro el regalo.

Question 34

(I am buying it for him, or I am buying it for her. “Se” here substitutes for “le”.)

Answer 34

Se lo compro.

Question 35

Key Takeaways

Answer 35

Key Takeaways

Question 36

Verbs act on direct objects, while indirect objects are recipients of the verb’s action.

Answer 36

Although there are regional variations in usage, the standard direct and indirect objects in Spanish are the same in the first and second person, while the indirect objects are “le” and “les” in the third person.

Question 37

Can you do it

Answer 37

Puedes hacerlo (Two verbs)

Question 38

Object pronouns come before verbs, although they can be attached to: infinitives, gerunds, and affirmative commands.

Answer 38

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Question 39

I want to open it.

Answer 39

Quiero abrirla.

Question 40

I am not opening it.

Answer 40

No estoy abriéndola.

Question 41

Open it!.

Answer 41

Ábrela.