Spanish Object Pronouns

Questions and Answers

ellas

nos (correct)

Direct object pronouns are used when the action is direct, indirect object pronouns are used when the action is indirect (correct)

Direct object pronouns are used for males, indirect object pronouns are used for females

Direct object pronouns are used for people, indirect object pronouns are used for animals

Direct object pronouns are used for present tense, indirect object pronouns are used for past tense

le (correct)

nos

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They are blocking the path Signup and view all the answers

At the bottom of the hill Signup and view all the answers

lo Signup and view all the answers

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Direct object pronouns are used for actions, while indirect object pronouns are used for receivers of actions. Signup and view all the answers

A book Signup and view all the answers

Add 'to' or 'for' before it Signup and view all the answers

I gave her a book. Signup and view all the answers

Le Signup and view all the answers

Lo is used for direct objects, while le is used for indirect objects. Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Review of direct object pronouns using the hill in the countryside: la on the left, lo on the right, te in front, and me at the bottom
Nos is the direct object pronoun for "us", e.g., "they found us" = "ellas nos encontraron"

Introducing indirect object pronouns with a new scene: le on the left, le on the right, te in front, and me and nos at the bottom
Instead of la on the left and lo on the right, we now have le on both sides
Me, te, and nos remain the same as in the direct object scene

Direct object pronouns are used when someone performs an action directly on someone or something else, e.g., "they found him"
Indirect object pronouns are used when someone is the recipient of a direct object in a sentence, e.g., "I gave him a book" where "him" is the indirect object
If "him" can be turned into "to him" or "for him", use le (indirect object pronoun)

Direct object pronouns are interchangeable with "him" in certain cases
Indirect object pronouns are used for the recipient of a direct object in a sentence
Use le for indirect objects, especially when "him" can be turned into "to him" or "for him"