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Direct Object Pronouns Flashcards

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1
Q

What is a direct object? (2 points)

A
  1. Receives the action of the verb directly
    -and-
  2. Answers “what?” or “whom?”

Example:

The students ate pizza
Gli studenti hanno mangiato una pizza

pizza = direct object

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What is a direct object pronoun?

A

Pronoun that replaces the direct object noun

Are you buying the pears?
Are you buying THEM

Compri le pere?
Le compri?

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3
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Where does the direct object pronoun go in the sentence?

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Immediately before a conjugated verb

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4
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In 2-verb constructions with an infinitive, what do you do with the direct pronoun?

Ex: Do you feel like eating them

A
  1. Drop the final -e
  2. Attach the pronoun to the end of the infinitive

Ex: Hai voglia di mangiarle?

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5
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In 2-verb constructions with dovere, potere, volere what do you do with the direct pronoun? (2 options)

Ex: The student has to read the book
The student has to read it

A
  1. Place the pronoun before the conjugated verb
    -or-
  2. Attach it to the infinitive

Lo studente lo deve leggere
-or-
Lo studente deve leggerlo (*drop the -e and add pronoun)

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What are the direct object pronouns?

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mi = me you = ti
ti = you informal
La = you formal (male or female)
lo = him/it
la = her/it

ci = us
vi = yuo
li = them (masc)
le = them (fem)

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  1. The professor is drinking lemonade.
  2. The professor is drinking it.
A
  1. La professoressa beve la limonata.
  2. La professoressa la beve.
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  1. Do you know Lucia?
  2. Do you know her?
A
  1. Conosci Lucia?
  2. La conosci?
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  1. Do you eat vegetables?
  2. I always eat them.
A
  1. Mangi le verdure?
  2. Le mangio sempre.
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  1. I like coffee.
  2. I drink it with a little milk.
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  1. Mi piace il caffè.
  2. Lo bevo con un po’ di latte.
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  1. Emilia is my best friend.
  2. I’ve known her 15 years
A
  1. Emilia è mia migliore amica
  2. La conosco da quindici anni
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  1. Do you eat broccoli?
  2. I don’t eat it
A
  1. Mangi i broccoli?
  2. Non li mangio

(li = male, plural)

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  1. The student has to read the book
  2. The student has to read it
A
  1. Lo studente deve leggere il libro
  2. Lo studente lo deve leggere
    -or-
    Lo studente deve leggerlo (*drop the -e and add pronoun)

(you have 2 options with dovere, potere, vuolere)

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  1. Do you like to watch TV?
  2. Do you like to watch it?
A
  1. Ti piace guardare la tv?
  2. Ti piache guardarla?

(only option is to attached pronoun to end of infinitive)

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15
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If using word “ecco”, where do you put the pronoun?

Ex: Here I am

A

Directly at the end

“Eccomi”

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  1. Can you pass the salt?
  2. Of course I can pass it
A
  1. Puoi passare il sale?
  2. Certo che posso passarlo

(add pronoun to end of infinitive passare)

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17
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  1. Carmela likes to make cakes
  2. She likes to make them for special occasions
A
  1. A Carmela piace preparare torte (plural of torta)
  2. Le piace farle per le occasioni speciali

Le piace = she likes

fare = far+le = farle (le = direct object pronoun)

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  1. Where are the guys?
  2. Here they are
A
  1. Dove sono i ragazzi?
  2. eccoli
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19
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We don’t know him

A

Non lo conosciamo

Lo = him
Conoscere = noi conosciamo

20
Q

Are you buying them (fem)?

A

Le compri?

Le = them (fem)
Comprare = tu compri

21
Q

I never see you at the market

A

Non ti vedo mai al mercato

ti = you

Vedere = io vedo

22
Q

Arturo always greets me

A

Arturo mi saluta sempre

mi = me

salutare = lui saluta

23
Q

Do you feel like eating them (fem, plur)?

A

Hai voglia di mangiarle?

Feel like = avere + “voglia di”

mangiare = drop -e + add “le” for feminine plural

24
Q

I do not like to buy them (masc, plur)

A

Non mi piace comprarli

comprare = comprar + li (masc, plur)

25
Q

You have to buy them (fem, plur)

A

Le devi comprare
-or-
Devi comprarle

dovere = 2 options for direct pronouns

Le = fem, plural pronoun

Comprare = comprar + le

26
Q

In sentences with passato prossimo, where does the direct object pronoun go with:

  1. Avere
  2. Essere

ex: We called you many times

A
  1. Avere = Directly before the conjugated from of avere

ex: Vi abbiamo chiamato molte volte.

  1. Essere = direct obj pronouns not used w/ essere verbs
27
Q

We called you (plural) many times

A

Vi abbiamo chamato molte volte

Vi = you (plur)

passato prossimo = direct obj pronoun goes before “avere”

28
Q

Didn’t you hear us?

A

Non ci avete sentito?

Ci = us

passato prossimo = direct obj pronoun goes before “avere”

29
Q

Maria saw me at the grocery store

A

Maria mi ha visto al negozio di alimentari

mi = me

passato prossimo = direct obj pronoun goes before “avere”

30
Q

What needs to happen if lo, la, li or la precede a verb in passato prossimo?

Ex: The kids at all of them (fem, plur)

A

The past participle must agree with the pronoun in gender and number

Ex: I bambini le hanno mangiatE tutte

Le = fem, plural
MangiatE = fem, plural

31
Q

The peaches? The kids ate all of them

A

Le pesche? I bambini le hanno mangiate tutte.

le (2nd sent) = fem plural for “them”

Mangiato = change to mangiatE = fem, plur to match “le”

32
Q

Here are the artichokes.

I bought them yesterday.

A

Ecco i carciofi.

Li ho comprati ieri

Li = masc, plural for “them”

Comprato = Comprat”i” = masc, plur to match “li”

33
Q

Which direct object pronouns can be shortened to l’ before vowel sound (including ho, hai, ha)?

A

Lo and La

*do not shorten li and le

34
Q

I saw her at the deli the day before yesterday

A

L’ho vista in salumeria l’altro ieri

La = shortened to L’ (for “her”)

35
Q

Where is the pie?

Here it is!

A

Dov’è la crostata?

Eccola

“la” = fem, sing at end of “ecco”

36
Q

Here they are (fem, plur)

A

eccole là

le = fem, plural at end of “ecco”

37
Q

Mom, here I am!

A

Mamma, eccomi qua!

mi= me at end of “ecco”

38
Q

Here you are! (fem, sing)

A

Eccoti qui!

ti = you at end of “ecco”

39
Q
  1. Why are disjuctive pronouns sometimes used intsead of direct object pronouns?
  2. Where do they go in the sentence?
A
  1. To add emphasis
  2. Always after the verb in a sentence

ex: We want THEM, not YOU
ex: He knows ME?

40
Q

I don’t see him, but I see her.

A

Non vedo lui, ma vedo lei

41
Q

We want them, not you (plural)

A

Vogliamo loro, not voi

42
Q

He knows me?

A

Conosce me?

43
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Marco, they are looking for you!

A

Marco, cercano te!

44
Q

Emily and marcella bought them (masc, plur)

A

Li hanno comprati Emily e Marcella

“li” = them (masc, plur)

passato prossimo = direct obj pronoun goes before “avere”

Comprato = change to “comprati” to agree with “li”

45
Q

We saw them at the bar. (fem, plur)

A

Le abbiamo viste al bar

Le = them (fem, plur)

passato prossimo = direct obj pronoun goes before “avere”

Vosto = change to “viste” to agree with “le”

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