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19 Cards in this Set
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Direct objects Me Te Lo/la Nos Los/las |
La and las ( femenina, singular and plural) |
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Indirect objects |
Me. I te. You le (se) him/her nos. We les(se) them
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When you have both a direct object pronoun and an indirect object pronoun in the same sentence, the indirect object pronoun comes first. |
Ellos me los dan. They give them to me. IO pronoun: me DO pronoun: los
Ella te la vende. She sells it to you. IO pronoun: te DO pronoun: la |
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Whenever both pronouns begin with the letter “l” change the first pronoun to “se.” |
le lo = se lo le la = se la le los = se los le las = se las |
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No se le tiene Nunca se los compro. |
He does not have it I never buy them for her |
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In sentences with two verbs, there are two options regarding the placement of the pronouns. Place them immediately before the conjugated verb or attach them directly to the infinitive. |
To identify the indirect object use our two guidelines:
The IO tells us where the DO is going. The IO answers the question “to whom?” or “for whom” the action of the verb is performed. |
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Ella me lo debe explicar. Ella debe explicármelo. |
She should explain it to me |
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Te lo quiero decir. Quiero decírtelo. |
I want to tell it to you |
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Se la necesita enviar a ellos. Necesita enviársela a ellos. |
He/she need to send it to them. |
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When the pronouns come before the conjugated verb, make the sentence negative by placing the negative word directly before the pronouns. |
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Ella me lo debe explicar. Ella no me lo debe explicar.
Te lo quiero decir. No te lo quiero decir.
Se la necesitas enviar a ellos. No se la necesitas enviar a ellos. |
She should not explain it to me I do not want to tell it to you You do not need to send it to them |
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The indirect object (IO) tells us where the direct object (DO) is going. |
He gives the book to María. DO=Book
Where is the book going? To María.
IO=María
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The indirect object answers the question “To whom?” or “For whom?” the action of the verb is performed. |
He gives María the book. To whom does he give the book? To María.
IO=María
He buys me flowers. For whom does he buy the flowers? For me.
IO=me |
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Mi madre me regaló juguetes
↓ Mi madre me los regaló.
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My mum gave toys to me. My mum gave them to me |
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Mi madre regaló juguetes a mí.
↓ Mi madre me los regaló.
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My mum gave toys to me. My mum gave them to me |
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Mi abuela le mandó unas flores a mi tía.
↓ Mi abuela se las mandó. |
My grandmother sent some flowers to my Aunt. My grandmother sent them to her |
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No te lo quiero comprar. / No quiero comprártelo. |
I don't want to buy it for you |
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Te lo estoy comprando. / Estoy comprándotelo. Cómpramelo! |
I am buying it for you Buy it for me |
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El director de banda no puede encontrar su baton. Vamos a buscarlo. ¿Puedes ayudarnos? |
The bandleader can't find his baton. We're going to look for it. Can you help us? |