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Basic Spanish Pronouns
Indirect
Object Pronouns
Direct
Object Pronouns
First of all you
must remember that a direct object in a sentence is the person, event
or thing affected by the verb. The main difference between the use of
the direct object pronouns in Spanish and English is their placement.
While in English they substitute the direct object (and its article)
and are placed where the original object was, in Spanish this pronoun
is placed in front of the verb, replacing also any article used with
the object previously.
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Singular
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Plural
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| Me
(me) |
Nos
(us) |
| Te
(you) |
Os
(you [all]) |
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*Lo/la
(him/her/it)
|
*Los/las
(them: masculine/feminine/neuter) |
*The
pronouns 'le' or 'les' are sometimes used as direct object pronouns.
Its use carry some subtle differences in meaning.
Some examples:
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Spanish
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English
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| Direct
object expressed |
(Tú)
llevas el libro |
You
take/carry the book |
| Direct
object pronoun |
(Tú)
lo llevas |
You
take/carry it |
| Direct
object expressed |
Ella
rompe la silla |
She
breaks the chair |
| Direct
object pronoun |
Ella
la rompe |
She
breaks it |
| Direct
object expressed |
Ustedes
secuestran los perros |
You
[all] kidnap the dogs |
| Direct
object pronoun |
Ustedes
los secuestran |
You
[all] kidnap them |
| Direct
object expressed |
El interrumpe
la fiesta |
He
interrupts the party |
| Direct
object pronoun |
El
la interrumpe |
He
interrupts it |
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Indirect
Object Pronouns
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