Direct Object Pronouns Spanish 1-2. Direct Object Pronouns *Direct objects receive the action of the...

Direct Object Pronouns

Spanish 1-2

Direct Object Pronouns

*Direct objects receive the action of the verb in a sentence.*They answer the question whom? or what? about a verb.*The direct object can be a noun or a pronoun.

Louisa is buying the blouse. (blouse = noun)Louisa is buying it. (it = pronoun)

Direct Object Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns (sometimes called DOPs) in English:

MeYouHimHer

ItUs

Them

Direct Object Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish:

Me = MeTe = You (informal)

Lo = Him, it, you (formal)

La = Her, it, you (formal)

Nos = UsOs = You all (informal)

Los = Them, you (formal)

Las = Them, you (formal)

Direct Object PronounsExample in English:

I want to buy the black shoes.

What is the direct object?Black shoes

What direct object pronoun can we use to replace “black shoes?”Them

So the sentence becomes…

I want to buy them.

Direct Object PronounsExample in Spanish:

Yo quiero comprar los zapatos negros.

What is the direct object?Zapatos negros

What direct object pronoun can we use to replace zapatos negros?Los

So the sentence becomes…

Yo los quiero comprar.

Direct Object PronounsWhat did you notice about the PLACEMENT of the D.O.P.?

Yo los quiero comprar.The direct object pronoun comes

BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB!

Direct Object PronounsWhere do we put DOPs? BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB!

Where do we put DOPs? BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB!

Where do we put DOPs? BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB!

Direct Object PronounsBUT….

IF there is an INFINITIVE… (an unconjugated verb—ends in ar, er, or ir)…the DOP can be ATTACHED to the infinitive! How fun!

Direct Object PronounsLet’s go back to our original example:

Yo quiero comprar los zapatos negros.We replaced “zapatos negros” with “los” and placed it….BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB!

Yo los quiero comprar.But if you want to be super fancy and have fun, you can ATTACH the DOP to an infinitive. Do you see an infinitive?Yes…ComprarSo your sentence becomes…

Yo quiero comprarlos.

Direct Object Pronouns

Isn’t this FUN?????

PrácticaEnglish practice first!What is the direct object?

He has the pen.

Pen

PrácticaEnglish practice first!What is the direct object?

I read a book.

Book

PrácticaEnglish practice first!What is the direct object?

You see Elena.

Elena

PrácticaNow in Spanish!What is the direct object?

Yo leo el libro.

El libro

PrácticaNow in Spanish!What is the direct object?

Él tiene la pluma.

La pluma

PrácticaNow in Spanish!What is the direct object?

Tú ves a Elena.

Elena

PrácticaNow try this…write the English DOP you would use to replace the direct object!

I read a book.it

PrácticaNow try this…write the English DOP you would use to replace the direct object!

You saw Elena.her

PrácticaNow in Spanish!What is the direct object pronoun you would use?

Nosotros

Nos

PrácticaNow in Spanish!What is the direct object pronoun you would use?

Yo/mí

Me

PrácticaEnglish practice first!Now replace the direct object with the correct English DOP (rewrite the sentence):

I have your boots.

I have them.

PrácticaEnglish practice first!Now replace the direct object with the correct English DOP (rewrite the sentence):

He has the pen.

He sent it.

PrácticaEnglish practice first!Now replace the direct object with the correct English DOP (rewrite the sentence):

You see Elena.

You see her.

PrácticaNow we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.

Tú ves a Elena.

Tú la ves.

PrácticaNow we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.

Yo leo un libro.

Yo lo leo.

PrácticaNow we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.

Escuchamos el radio.

Lo escuchamos.

PrácticaNow we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.

Llevo mi camisa verde.

La llevo.

PrácticaNow we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.

No veo a las muchachas.

No las veo.

PrácticaNow we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.

Busco mi perro.

Lo busco.

PrácticaNow we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.

Juan ves a ti.

Juan te ves.

PrácticaNow we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.

Ella quiere comer la pizza.

Ella la quiere comer.Ella quiere comerla.

PrácticaNow we’ll try rewriting the sentence in Spanish using a DOP.

Vamos a cantar la canción.

La vamos a cantar.Vamos a cantarla.