Verbos con complementos indirectos

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Verbos con complementos indirectos

• Verbs that use indirect object pronouns

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Some verbs in Spanish use indirect objects (to
whom/for whom). When you translate sentences
that use these verbs, you actually read the
sentence backwards.The verbs GUSTAR and
ENCANTAR are two of these verbs.
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• GUSTAR TO LIKE, PLEASE
• Me gusta comer. Te gusta mucho la pizza.
• To eat is pleasing to me. The pizza pleases you
  a lot.
• -OR-
• I like to eat. You like pizza a lot.
• ENCANTAR TO LOVE, ENCHANT
• Me encanta leer. Te encanta la fruta.
• To read enchants me. The fruit enchants you.
• -OR-
• I love to read. You love fruit.

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Because you read these sentences backwards, the
verbs must agree with the subject (not the IO
pronoun), and will ONLY be written in the
singular (él/ella/Ud.) or plural
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) forms.

• FOR EXAMPLE
• Me gusta la fruta. (The fruit is pleasing to
  me.)
• Me gustan las fresas. (The strawberries are
  pleasing to me.)
• Me encanta la limonada. (The lemonade enchants
  me.)
• Me encantan los refrescos. (The soft drinks
  enchant me.)

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• me nos
• te
• le les

Prepositional Pronouns
A mí A nosotros A ti A
(él/ella/Ud.) A (ellos/ellas/Uds.)
You DO NOT have to use the prepositional
pronouns if you dont want to, but you DO have to
use the indirect object pronouns.
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When you use these verbs to talk about a noun,
include el, la, los, or las.

• EXAMPLES
• Me encanta el jugo de naranja pero no me gusta
  la leche.
• Qué te gustan más, las hamburguesas o los
  perritos calientes?

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Examples

• A mí me gusta mucho escuchar música.
• I like to listen to music a lot.
• Te gustan las galletas de chocolate.
• You like the chocolate cookies.
• A Silvia le encanta dibujar.
• Silvia loves to draw.
• Nos encantan las clases de inglés y español!
• We love English and Spanish classes!
• A Uds. les gusta la limonada.
• You all like lemonade.