Indirect Object Pronouns

Question 1

INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
\_\_\_ me
\_\_\_ you (singular, familiar)
\_\_\_ you (singular, formal), him, it (masculine)
\_\_\_ you (singular, formal) her, it (feminine)
\_\_\_ us
\_\_\_ them (masculine)
\_\_\_ them (feminine)

Answer 1

me
te
lhe
lhe
nos 
lhes
lhes

Question 2

me substitutes: ____________

te: ____________
lhe: ____________
nos: ____________
lhes: ____________

Answer 2

me substitutes: para me & a me

te: para ti & a ti
lhe: para você/ para ele/ para ela & a você/ a ele/ a ela
nos: para nós
lhes: para vocês/ para eles/ para elas/ para os senhores/ para as senhoras & a vocês/ a eles/ a elas/ os senhores/ as senhoras

Question 3

INDIRECT PRONOUNS AND INFINITIVE VERBS:

The verb remains in the __________ _____ (i.e, it stays in the _____ ).
Ex. Ele vai comprar a saia para ela → Ele vai comprar-___

Answer 3

The verb remains in the INFINITIVE FORM (i.e., it stays in the SAME).
Ex. Ele vai comprar a saia para ela → Ele vai comprar-lhe a saia.

Which is different than the direct object pronoun.
Ex: Vou mostrar o quarto ao Pedro
D.O.P: Vou mostrá-lo ao Pedro.
I.O.P: Vou mostrar-lhe o quatro.

Question 4

When there are two conjugated verbs, Brazilians put the indirect object pronoun _________ them.
Ex. Ela está comprando a saia para ela →

Answer 4

When there are two conjugated verbs, Brazilians put the indirect object pronoun BETWEEN them.
Ex. Ele está comprando a saia para ela → Ele está lhe comprando a saia.

Question 5

Indirect Object Pronouns answers: (2)

Answer 5

“Para quem?”

“A quem?”

Question 6

Regular verbs are commonly used with indirect object pronouns because it’s associated with “para alguem” or “a alguem.” (11)

Answer 6

Dever a… (ex. dever ao Losel).
Emprestar a… (ex. emprestar ao Losel).
Ensinar para… (ex. ensinar para o Losel)
Enviar para… (ex. enviar para o Losel).
Mandar para… (ex. mandar para o Losel).
Explicar para… (ex. explicar para o Losel…)
Oferecer para… (ex. oferecer para o Losel).
Perguntar para… (ex. perguntar para o Losel).
Recomendar para… (ex. recomendar para o Losel).
Ligar para… (ex. ligar para o Losel).
Telefonar para… (ex. telefonar para o Losel).

Question 7

INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN: Tells us to whom (a ele) or for whom (para ele) an action is done.

Answer 7

INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN: Tells us to whom (a ele) or for whom (para ele) an action is done.

Ex. Eu comprei a saia para ela - Eu lhe comprei a saia.

Question 8

NOT ALLOWED TO DO WITH INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS:

1. One can NEVER start a sentence with a pronoun. The verb must go FIRST with the indirect object being connected to it with a “-“
   • The “s” is taken off for verbs with nós.
2. One can NEVER put a pronoun after a coma. The verb must go FIRST with the indirect object being connected to it with a “-“ / another “não” can be put after the coma.

Answer 8

1. One can NEVER start a sentence with a pronoun. The verb must go FIRST with the indirect object being connected to it with a “-“
   Ex:
   Not: “O recomendei a Laura.”
   Right: “Recomendei-o a Laura.”
   • The “s” is taken off for verbs with nós for direct object pronouns and an “l” added to the direct object pronoun (like in the infinitive form).
   Not: “Contamos-a à polícia.
   Right: “Contamo-la à polícia.”
2. One can NEVER put a pronoun after a coma. The verb must go FIRST with the indirect object being connected to it with a “-“ or another “não” can be put after the coma.
   Ex: Você escreve um email para eles?

NOT: Não, lhes escrevo um email.
Right: Não, não lhes escrevo um email.
Right: Não, escrevo-lhes um email.

NOT: Sim, lhes ecrevo um email.
Right: Sim, escrevo-lhes um email.

For verbs conjuguated with eu, I can take away “eu” since it is evident that the verb is conjugated with eu, but I can just keep the “eu” to have it after the coma to make things simpler.