Indirect object pronouns Flashcards
Mauricio gives his number to Carmen.
Mauricio gives her his number
Mauricio da su número a Carmen.
Mauricio le da su número.
(I) want to buy a gift for Teresa
(I) want to buy her a gift.
Quiero comprar un regalo para Teresa
Le quiero comprar un regalo.
Marta explains her project to him
Marta explains her project to him
Marta explica su proyecto a Miguel
Marta le explica su proyecto.
Maria is not going to sell her books to your friends
Maria is not going to sell them her books.
María no va a vender sus libros a tus amigos
María no les va a vender sus libros
I am talking to you
Te estoy hablando
Te estoy hablando a ti *
NOT: Estoy hablando a ti
- If the indirect object in a sentence is a prepositional pronoun preceded
by a, you MUST include the IOP aswell
(He) is going to send the package to her
Le va a enviar el paquette
Le va a enviar el paquete a ella
- If the indirect object in a sentence is a prepositional pronoun preceded
by a, you MUST include the IOP aswell
John is speaking
John nos está hablando
John está hablandonos
jenny is writing her father a letter
Jenny le está escribiendo una carta a su padre
Order of verb & object pronouns
[Indirect] + [Direct] + [Verb]
I am explaining it to you
Estoy explicándotelo
Te lo estoy explicándo
I am going to give it to you
Te lo voy a dar
….to you it I am going to give
Voy a dártelo
I need to give it to him tomorrow
Necesito se lo dar mañana
Necesito dárselo mañana
Does Hector give them to you
¿Te los da Hector?
…to you them does Hector give
I am explaining it to you
Te lo estoy explicándo
Estoy explicándotelo
…to you I am explaining
(He) is cooking it for us (it = f)
Nos la está cocinado
…for us it he is cooking
Está cocinándonosla
La está cocinando para nosotros
(I) am going to give it to him
Se lo voy a dar
- When IOP le and les come before DOP lo, la, los or las they change to se
My professor teaches me it
Mi profesor me lo enseña
(They) arrange them for us.
Nos los arreglan
…for us them they arrange
Los arreglan para nosotros
Paula repairs it for you (it=f)
Paula te la repara
…for you it Paula repairs
Paula la repara por ti
We serve them it (it=f)
Se la comida
….them it we serve
(He) shows her them (them = f)
Se las muestra
…to her them she shows
We explain them to you (them = m; you=formal)
Se los explicamos
…to you them we explain
We explain them to you (them = m; you=i)
Te los explicamos
…to you them we explain
Gabriela wants to give it to her.
Gabriela se lo quiere dar
Gabriela quiere dárselo
He is cooking us it
Nos la está cocinado
…for us it he is cooking
Está cocinándonosla
La está cocinando para nosotros