Los Complementos Los Complementos Directos Directos <Indirect Objects><Indirect Objects>Sr. Schofield

How do you know it?How do you know it?To identify the indirect object use

our two guidelines:1.The IO tells us where the DO is

going.2.The IO answers the question "to

whom?" or "for whom" the action of the verb is performed.

Where is it?Where is it?The indirect object (IO) tells us where the

direct object (DO) is going.He gives the book to María.

DO=BookWhere is the book going?

To María. IO=María

He gives María the book.DO=Book

Where is the book going?To María.

IO=María

What does it do?What does it do?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=MaríaHe buys me flowers.

For whom does he buy the flowers?For me.

IO=me

Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect Object Pronouns (I.O.P’s)(I.O.P’s)When a pronoun takes the place of

the name of the indirect object, use the following pronouns:

me (me)te (you-familiar)le (him, her, you-formal)

nos (us)os (you-all-familiar)les (them, you-all-formal)

Affirmative StatementsAffirmative Statements In an affirmative

statement with one verb, the indirect object pronoun comes immediately before the conjugated verb.

Juan me compra un regalo.John buys me a gift.John buys a gift for me.

Juan te compra un regalo.John buys you a gift.John buys a gift for you.

Juan le compra un regalo.John buys her a gift.John buys a gift for her.

Juan nos compra un regalo.John buys us a gift.John buys a gift for us.

Juan les compra un regalo.John buys them a gift.John buys a gift for them.

Negative StatementsNegative Statements In a negative

statement with one verb, the indirect object pronoun comes between the negative word and the conjugated verb.

Él no me compra nada.He doesn't buy me anything.He doesn't buy anything for me.

Ella no te trae el desayuno.She doesn't bring you breakfast.She doesn't bring breakfast for you.

No le mando a él la cuenta.I don't send him the bill.I don't send the bill to him.

Ellos no nos compran ningún regalo.They don't buy us any gifts.They don't buy any gifts for us.

What if you have 2 verbs?What if you have 2 verbs?In sentences with two verbs,

there are two options regarding the placement of the indirect object pronoun.

1.Place it immediately before the conjugated verb

2.Attach it directly to the infinitive

What if you have 2 verbs? What if you have 2 verbs? <cont’d>.><cont’d>.>When a sentence has two verbs, the first

verb is conjugated and the second verb remains in the infinitive form.

Here are examples of the indirect object pronoun attached directly to the infinitive:

Necesitas darme un regalo.You need to give me a gift.

Necesito comprarte un sombrero.I need to buy you a hat.

Juan debe prestarnos el dinero.Juan must lend us the money.

María quiere alquilarle a Juan el apartamento.María wants to rent the apartment to Juan.

What if you have 2 verbs? What if you have 2 verbs? <cont’d>.><cont’d>.>Here are examples of the indirect

object pronoun placed before the conjugated verb:

Me necesitas dar un regalo.You need to give me a gift.

Te necesito comprar un sombrero.I need to buy you a hat.

Juan nos debe prestar el dinero.Juan must lend us the money.

María le quiere alquilar a Juan el apartamento.María wants to rent the apartment to Juan.

PracticamosPracticamosHe wants to give me the

money.1. Él me quiere el dinero.2. Él quiere ___________ el

dinero.

They want to give her something.

3. Ellos le dar algo.4. Ellos quieren __________

algo.

You need to buy us the house.

5. Nos necesitas la casa.6. Necesitas ________ la

casa.

We want to sell them the car.

7. _____ queremos vender el auto.

8. Queremos _______ el auto.

Andrea wants to sell me the book.

9. Andrea quiere vender el libro.

10. Andrea quiere _________ el libro.

En tu cuaderno…En tu cuaderno…Fill in the blank in order to form sentences that

are true and correct.

Model:Debemos comprar la casa para ellos.Debemos comprarles la casa.Les debemos comprar la casa.

Debemos alquilar el apartamento a ellos.Debemos _______________ el apartamento._____ debemos alquilar el apartamento.

Juan tiene que prestar el dinero a mí.Juan tiene que _____________ el dinero.Juan tiene que prestar____ el dinero.

La FormulaLa FormulaSubject + I.D.O. + VERB +

Predicate + a + NAME of person receiving the action of the verb.◦Ex. Yo le presto dinero a Sra. Teel

I loan money to Mrs. Teel.Subject + 2 verb phrase + I.D.O.P.

+ Predicate + a + NAME of person receiving the action of the verb.◦Ex. Jose va a prestarLE el dinero a

Chey. Jose is going to give money to Chey.

In SummaryIn Summary The IO tells us where the DO is going. The IO answers the question "to whom" or "for

whom." Sentences that have an IO usually also have a DO Sometimes the DO is not stated, but rather is

implied, or understood. The IO pronouns are: me, te, le, nos, os, les. Place the pronoun before the conjugated verb. Think in phrases, do not translate word-for-word. Le and les are ambiguous. If you have 2 verbs in the same sentence, you

can add the IO to the 2nd verb, or put it in front of both verbs.

Prepositional phrases are often used for clarity and for emphasis.