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The Indirect Object tells us to whom the direct object is going.
El vendedor vende la fruta a los clientes.
verbo=vende
DO=la fruta
IO=los clientes
The Indirect Object answers the question “to whom” or “for whom”.
La camarera da la comida a los
invitados.
verbo=da
DO=la comida
IO=los invitados
El hombre hace la alfarería por su
marida.
verbo=hace
DO=alfarería
IO=la marida
me = me nos = us
te = you os = you all
le = him, her, it, you les= them, you all f.
These are Indirect Object Pronouns:
In an affirmative sentence with one verb, the IOP goes in front of the conjugated verb.
Juan me compra un regalo.
John buys me a gift.
John buys a gift for us.
Juan nos compra un regalo.
El fotógrafo saca fotos por el
periódico.
El fotógrafo le saca fotos.
The photographer takes pictures
for it .
(the newspaper)
El mono da un baño al bebé.
El mono le da un baño.
The monkey gives him a
bath.
The key to using both IOP & DOP is to think in phrases and not direct translation.
me da
te da
le da
nos da
os da
les da
gives to me
gives to you
gives to her
gives to us
gives to you all etc.
The IOP’s “le” and “les” present a little problem because they are ambiguous.
El peluquero le da un corte del pelo.
le da
=
gives to her
gives to him
Since “le” & “les” can mean more than one thing a prepositional phrase is often added to clarify.
El peluquero le da a él un corte del pelo.
Santa le dio a él una sonrisa.
El jefe me dijo a mí que soy un buen trabajador.
Sometimes the prepositional phrase is added form emphasis.
The boss told me (not anyone else) that I am a
good worker.
