Indirect Object Pronouns

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Spanish II

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Remember that direct objects answer the questions
  who Or what about the verb.
• Remember that direct object pronouns are used to
  avoid repetition.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Notice the direct object in the following
  sentence.
• Él tiene ropa de invierno.
• He has winter clothes.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Notice that the direct object is replaced by a
  direct object pronoun.
• Él tiene ropa de invierno.
• Él la tiene.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Remember that the direct object pronoun preceeds
  the verb.
• Él la tiene.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Remember, when there are 2 verbs the direct
  object pronoun can come before the 1st verb.
• Él puede jugar al tennis.
• Él lo puede jugar.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Remember, when there are 2 verbs the direct
  object pronoun can also be attached to the
  infinitive.
• Él puede jugar al tennis.
• Él puede jugarlo.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Indirect objects are nouns that answer the
  questions to whom/what or for whom/ what.
• Yo compro una jarra a mi amiga.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Singular indirect object pronouns
• me me
• te you (familiar)
• le you(formal), him,her

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Plural indirect object pronouns
• nos us
• os you (familiar)
• les you, them

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Note the indirect object pronouns are the same
  as the direct object pronouns with the exception
  of le and les.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Indirect object pronouns can replace or accompany
  indirect objects.
• Yo le compro una jarra.
• Yo le compro una jarra a mi amiga.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• The placement of indirect object pronouns is
  exactly the same as direct object pronouns.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• When there is 1 verb in a sentence the indirect
  object is placed before the verb.
• Ana le da el libro.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• When there are 2 verbs in a sentence the indirect
  object can be placed before the verb, or be
  attached to the infinitive.
• Ana le puede dar el libro.
• Ana puede darle el libro.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Le and les may refer to different indirect
  objects, so the following construction is used at
  the end of the sentence to clarify
• a name/noun/pronoun

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• a name/noun/pronoun
• Yo le compro una jarra a mi amiga.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• To add emphasis the following construction is
  used at the beginning of the sentence.
• a pronoun

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• a pronoun
• A mí me compro una jarra.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Replace the indirect object with a pronoun.
• Yo doy una pluma a tí.
• I am giving you a pen.
• Yo te doy una pluma.
• Yo te doy una pluma a tí.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Replace the indirect object with a pronoun.
• Ana da el regalo a su abuela.
• Ana gives the gift to her grandmother.
• Ana le da el regalo.
• Ana le da el regalo a su abuela.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Replace the indirect object with a pronoun.
• Él da los libros a su amigo.
• He is giving the books to his friend.
• Él le da los libros.
• Él le da los libros a su amigo.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Replace the indirect object with a pronoun.
• Jo y yo damos la camisa a él.
• Jo and I are giving the shirt to him.
• Jo y yo le damos la camisa.
• Jo y yo le damos la camisa a él.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Replace the indirect object with a pronoun.
• Tú das el dinero a mí.
• You give the money to me.
• Tú me das el dinero.
• Tú me das el dinero a mí.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Replace the indirect object with a pronoun.
• Ellos dan las joyas a sus hijos.
• They give jewelry to their children.
• Ellos les dan las joyas.
• Ellos les dan las joyas a sus hijos.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Replace the indirect object with a pronoun.
• Yo compro una bolsa a ella.
• I am buying a bag for her.
• Yo le compro una bolsa.
• Yo le compro una bolsa a ella.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Replace the indirect object with a pronoun.
• Yo compro pizza a nosotros.
• I am buying pizza for us.
• Yo nos compro pizza.
• Yo nos compro pizza a nosotros.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Fin
• Ahora sabes como usar los pronombres de objectos
  indirectos.