Plural articles, indirect objects, and reflexive pronouns

Question 1

las

Answer 1

The; feminine plural definite article
• “The [las] girls have not been well”

¿Se las diste?
-Did you give them to him?

Question 2

los

Answer 2

The; masculine plural definite article

• All the [los] days of [de] my life.

Question 3

te (three parts of speech)

Answer 3

1.) You; direct object pronoun
• I see you (English) –You [te] I see (Spanish)

Te invito a un café.
-I invite you to a coffee. (I will buy you a coffee.)

¿Cómo te sientes?
-How do you feel?

2.) To/for you; indirect object pronoun
• “I’m giving this to you” (English) –”To you [te] I give this” (Spanish)
• “Life goes well for you” (English) –”Life for you [te] goes well” (Spanish)

Te lo enviamos.
-We are sending it to you.

Te lo he prestado.
-I have loaned it to you.

Yo te lo daré.
-I will give it to you.

¿Qué te dijo ella?
-What did she say to you?

Te deseo todo lo mejor, Terry.
-All the best to you, Terry.

3.) 2nd person reflexive pronoun
• Yourself [te] you see

Question 4

le (when to use?)

Answer 4

to/for it, to/for her, to/for him; 3rd person indirect object
• “I am talking to him/it” (English) –”To him/it [le] I am talking” (Spanish)
• “Life goes well for him” (English) –”Life for him [le] goes well” (Spanish)
•Use the indirect object form when something happens to, or for someone/something.

A él le gusta comer y bailar.
-He likes to eat and dance.

Fue interesante que le hablaras.
-It was interesting that you talked to him.

A tu novia le agradará que le des flores
-It will please your girlfriend that you give her flowers

Yo le pagaré todos los viernes.
-I will pay you every Friday.

Yo le voy a llevar la medicina.
-I am going to take the medicine to him.

¿Le puedes llevar las pastillas?
-Can you take him the pills?

¿En dónde le duele?
-Where does it hurt?

*The shepard is talking to the sheep that has “laid [le’d]” down.

Question 5

me (3)

Answer 5

1. Me; direct object
2. to me/for me; indirect object
   • To me [me] you are talking
   • “Life goes well for me” (English) –”Life for me [me] goes well” (Spanish)
   Use the indirect object form when something happens to, or for someone/something
3. 1st person reflexive pronoun
   • I see myself (English) –Myself [me] I see (Spanish)
   Use when you are (I am) both subject and object

Question 6

se (5)

Answer 6

3rd person reflexive pronoun
• Himself
“Se está afeitando.”
-He is shaving himself

• Herself
“Se está peinando.”
-She is combing herself.

• Itself ([se] it sees)

• Themselves ([se] they see)
“Se están bañando.”
-They are bathing themselves.

• Each other (reciprocal)
“Se miraron y sonrieron.”
-They looked at each other and smiled.