Process
This is the type of pronoun that tells us WHAT received the action
Direct Object Pronoun
This is the DOP you’d use to replace: Tenis
los
This is the IOP you’d use to replace: A mí
me
This is the IOP/DOP combo you’d use to replace …los libros a mí
me los
Re-write the sentence: “Nosotros damos los papeles a la maestra.”
Nosotros se los damos.
This is the type of pronoun that tells us WHO or WHAT the action is for
Indirect Object Pronoun
This is the DOP you’d use to replace: Nosotros
nos
This is the IOP you’d use to replace: A ti
te
This is the IOP/DOP combo you’d use to replace …unas galletas a ti
te las
Re-write the sentence: “Yo explico la situación a ellos.”
(Yo) se la explico.
When we use both a direct & indirect object pronoun, this one goes first
IOP
This is the DOP you’d use to replace: falda
la
This is the IOP you’d use to replace: A usted
le
This is the IOP/DOP combo you’d use to replace …el vestido a nosotros
nos lo
Of these three, it is not a possible IOP/DOP combo:
Me la
Te los
Lo me
Lo me
If both the direct and indirect object pronoun start with the letter L, the indirect object turns into this
se
This is the DOP you’d use to replace: Mis clases
las
This is the IOP you’d use to replace: A vosotros
os
This is the IOP/DOP combo you’d use to replace …un cinto a ella
se lo
This is the Spanish translation of:
I want to buy it.
(the hat)
(Yo) quiero comprarlo
OR
(Yo) lo quiero comprar
Normally the IOP and DOP go before a verb. This is one of the exceptions when they get attached to the end of a...
Infinitive
or
present participle (ando/iendo)
This is the DOP you’d use to replace: Tú y yo
nos
This is the IOP you’d use to replace: a Carmen y a Clara
les
This is the IOP/DOP combo you’d use to replace …unas faldas a ellas
se las
This is the English translation of
“Él está escribiéndomela."
He is writing it to me.