Direct Object Pronouns: What are they?
Direct object pronouns receive the action of the (noun, verb, pronoun, adverb)
verb
You see me in the store.
me=me
Indirect object pronouns take the place of nouns that are used as (plural, singular, direct, indirect) objects.
indirect
They give the dress to her.
her=le
We close it. (it=the door)
La cerramos.
DOPs take the place of (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs) that are used as direct objects.
nouns
They bake cakes in the bakery.
cakes (pasteles)=los
Indirect object pronouns indicate _____ or ______ whom the verb is being performed.
to, for
He prepares the bacon for me.
me=me
I buy the shirt for my uncle.
Yo le compro la camisa a mi tío.
They answer the question of whom? or (which?, what?, why?, how?) is being [verb-ed].
what
We'll bring the bacon.
bacon (tocino)=lo
Their forms are:
me nos
te
____ ____
le, les
We send it to them. (it=the book)
them=les
We give the medicine to our mother.
Nosotros le damos la medicina a nuestra madre.
The direct object pronouns are:
me nos
te
____, _____ los, las
lo, la
They find you in the library every day.
you=te
Indirect object pronouns are placed ____________, or attached to the _________ (if there is one).
before the conjugated verb, infinitive
you=te
I don't have them. (them=the shoes)
Yo no los tengo.
In English, the direct object pronouns are:
me us
you
him, her, _____ them
They gave us our jackets for our trip.
jackets (chaquetas)=las
Le can mean him, _____, or it, and les means them.
her
We buy them the computer.
them=les
Mi tía les sirve el pastel a los niños.