Estructura 2.1 - The object pronouns

Question 1

What are the direct object pronouns for singularities (yo, tú, usted, él, ella, a thing)?

Answer 1

• me (me) te (you), lo/la (you), lo (him), la (her), lo/la (it)

Question 2

What are the direct object pronouns for plurals (nosotros, vosotros, ustedes, ellos, ellas, things)?

Answer 2

nos (us) os (you) los/las (you), los (them), las (them), los/las (them)

Question 3

What is the position of the direct object pronoun?

Answer 3

• can be placed before the verb
• can added as a last complement to the verb

Question 4

What is the indirect object and its respective pronouns?

Answer 4

• It is the person or thing that indirectly receives the action of the verb (from the direct object)
• The pronouns are the same except for él/ellos - le/les

Question 5

What is the position of both the direct and indirect pronouns together?

Answer 5

• First indirect object then direct object
• Yo: me - me || Tú: te - te || Él/Ella/Usted: le - lo/la || Nosotros: nos –nos || Vosotros: os –os || Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: les - los/las

Question 6

What is the position of both the indirect object and the direct object together?

Answer 6

• in front of the verb, first the indirect object then the drect object
• Yo: me - me || Tú: te - te || Él/Ella/Usted: le - lo/la || Nosotros: nos –nos || Vosotros: os –os || Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: les - los/las

Question 7

Le/Les changes to what instead of lo/la/los/las?

Answer 7

Le/les changes to SE

Question 8

What happens in the case of simple verbs?

Answer 8

Pronouns go in front of the verb and are separated

• Neruda le escribió un poema a su amada = Neruda se lo escribió

Question 9

What happens with complete verbs that finish with an infinitive or gerund?

Answer 9

• the pronouns can stay separated and I front of the verbs or can they can be added to the verb (if the speaker chooses to add the pronouns, they have to add accents)

Question 10

What are some prepositional pronouns?

Answer 10

• a, ante, bajo, con, contra, de, desde, en, entre, hacia, hasta, para, por, según, sin

Question 11

What are the pronouns for singularities and plurals (yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, ustedes)?

Answer 11

• mí, ti, él, ella, usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, ustedes

Question 12

What are some irregular combinations of pronouns (con-) and special cases?

Answer 12

• conmigo, contigo, consigo
• entre, excepto, según