Verbs + Pronouns [(In)Direct Object, Dative case, Possessive] Flashcards
Indirect objects
Are connected to the verb with the preposition ‘a’
Cannot be removed without altering the meaning of the sentence
Receives the action of the verb INdirectly
For what || To/For whom
Le
to X something for someone
buy, tell, give, say, send, show, ask, give (a gift), serve, bring
rent, allow, throw, sell
…(le) algo
comprar, contar, dar, decir, mandar/enviar, mostrar, pedir, regalar, servir, traer
alquilar, dejar, echar, vender
Direct Objects
Are always used with transitive verbs
-receives the action of the verb directly, helps complete meaning
Are never preceded by prepositions
Cannot be removed without altering the meaning of the sentence
Become the subject when sentence is turned around into the passive voice
Things: What? || People: Who?
Lo
to X something
to help, eat, know(fam), believe, leave (behind), find, bring, put, practice, want, know(fac), follow, surprise, have, take
ayudar, comer, conocer, creer, dejar, encontrar, llevar, poner, practicar, querer, saber, seguir, soprender, tener, tomar
to bore
aburrirle
to be passionate about
apasionarle
to be sufficient
bastarle
to (dis)like someone
caerle (mal/)bien
to suit, be good for
convenirle
to be difficult
costarle
to disgust
darle asco
disgustarle
to be painful
dolerle
to love something
encantarle
to get hooked by/on
engancharle
to entertain
entretenerle
to be excited about something - 2
apasionarle|entusiasmarle
to be missing something, to not have
faltarle
to fascinate, to be fascinated by
fascinarle
to like
gustarle
like things; be attracted to people
general: agradarle, placerle
to need something
hacerle falta
to care about something, to mind
importarle
to be interested in
interesarle
to bother
molestarle
to seem
parecerle
to itch
picarle
to be worried about
preocuparle
to have something left
to remain
quedarle
to have more than enough of something
sobrarle
to be one’s turn
tocarle
to really like, be driven wild
volverle loco
chiflarle: many meanings to this. don’t “learn” it, but be aware
to feel like doing something
apetecerle
Mine
This one’s mine. (f)
el/la/los/las mío|a(s)
Esta es la mía.
Yours(sing inf)
What happened to yours?
el/la/los/las tuyo|a(s)
¿Qué le pasó al tuyo?
His/Hers/Theirs/Yours(sing form)/(pl)
This is yours.
What are you all going to do with yours?
Theirs arrived very early.
Are you going to leave in my car?
No, we are going to leave in his.
El/la/los/las suyo|a(s)
Este es el suyo.
¿Qué van a hacer con el suyo?
Los suyos llegaron muy temprano.
¿Se van a ir en mi carro?
No, nos vamos a ir en el suyo.
Ours
This table is ours.
El/la/los/las nuestro|a(s)
Esta mesa es la nuestra.
my thing, your thing, etc.
Lo mío, lo tuyo, etc.
Possessive + Lo
I haven’t mentioned to anyone that thing about me/my thing
Possessive + Lo
What is already mentioned
No he mencionado a nadie lo mío
My thing is the painting
Possessive + Lo
What a person does/doesn’t do well
Lo mío es la pintura
She always goes about her own business. She doesn’t hang out a lot with others.
You, mind your own business. Don’t pry into his matters(/problems).
Possessive + Lo
To talk about someone’s own interests
Ella siempre va a lo suyo. No se relaciona mucho con los demás.
Tú, a lo tuyo. No te metas en sus asuntos.
Hacerse vs Hacerle
How one changes vs
What one does to bring about the change
