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Direct objects


Me


Te


Lo/la


Nos


Los/las

La and las ( femenina, singular and plural)

Indirect objects

Me. I


te. You


le (se) him/her


nos. We


les(se) them


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

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

No se le tiene


Nunca se los compro.

He does not have it


I never buy them for her

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.

Ella me lo debe explicar.


Ella debe explicármelo.

She should explain it to me

Te lo quiero decir.


Quiero decírtelo.

I want to tell it to you

Se la necesita enviar a ellos.


Necesita enviársela a ellos.

He/she need to send it to them.

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

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


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

Mi madre me regaló juguetes




Mi madre me los regaló.



My mum gave toys to me.


My mum gave them to me

Mi madre regaló juguetes a mí.




Mi madre me los regaló.



My mum gave toys to me.


My mum gave them to me

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

No te lo quiero comprar. / No quiero comprártelo.

I don't want to buy it for you

Te lo estoy comprando. / Estoy comprándotelo.


Cómpramelo!

I am buying it for you


Buy it for me

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?