Realidades 2

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Realidades 2

• Direct Object Pronouns

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Direct Objects

• Diagram each part of these English sentences
• I want that skirt.
• I bought some shoes.
• What is the subject, the verb, the direct object?

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Direct Objects

• A direct object tells who or what receives the
  action of the verb. To avoid repeating a direct
  object noun, you can replace it with a direct
  object pronoun (DOP). In English, him, her and
  it are examples of direct object pronouns.

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Direct Object Pronouns

• Direct object pronouns take the place of the
  direct object in a sentence.
• For example

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Direct Object Pronouns

• Instead of saying,
• I want that skirt, you can say, I
  want it.
• The word it takes the place of the word
  skirt.

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Direct Object Pronouns (English)

• us
• them

• me
• you
• him, her, it

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Direct Object Pronouns (Spanish)

• me (me)
• te (you)
• lo (him or it)
• la (her or it)

• nos (us)
• os (you all inf.)
• los (them, you all)
• las (them, you all)

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Direct Objects

• Direct objects have the same gender (masc. /
  fem.) and number (sing. / pl.) as the nouns they
  replace.

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Placement of Direct Object Pronouns (DOPs)

• Direct Object Pronouns, me, te, lo, la, nos, los
  and las are placed either before a conjugated
  verb or attached to the end of an infinitive.

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Before the Conjugated Verb

• Cuándo compraste la falda?
• When did you buy the skirt?
• La compré hace cinco días.
• I bought it five days ago.

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Before the Conjugated Verb

• Isabel, tienes mi suéter?
• Isabel, do you have my sweater?
• No, no lo tengo.
• No, I dont have it.

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Before the Conjugated Verb

• Compraste esos pantalones?
• Did you buy those pants?
• No, no los compré.
• No, I didnt buy them.

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Before the verb or attached to the infinitive

• Before the verb
• Quieres comprar esa falda?
• Sí, la quiero comprar.
• Attached to the infinitive
• Quieres comprar esa falda?
• Si, quiero comprarla.

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Direct Object Pronouns

• When the pronoun replaces both a masculine and a
  feminine direct object noun, we use los.
• For example

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Direct Object Pronouns

• Cuándo compraste la falda y el vestido?
• When did you buy the skirt and dress?
• Los compré el sábado.
• I bought them on Saturday.