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Los Complimentos Directos Dircect Objects and Direct Object Pronouns
Los Complimentos
Directos DircectObjectsandDirect
ObjectPronouns
WhatisaDirectObject?
AdirectobjectisaTHINGoraPERSONthatreceivestheac5onoftheverb.
EX:
EX:
Ieatthetamales.Yocomolostamales.
Óscarcallshiswife.Óscarllamaasuesposa.
WhatisaDirectObject?
DirectobjectstypicallyFOLLOWtheverb(inbothSpanishandEnglish. EX:
EX:
Ieatthetamales.Yocomolostamales.
Óscarcallshiswife.Óscarllamaasuesposa.
WecanfindthedirectobjectofasentenceisbyaskingWHATorWHOisge=ngVERBED?
WhatdoIeat?
WhatisaDirectObject?
Ieatthetamales.Yocomolostamales.
thetamalesThetamalesaretheD.O.
WecanfindthedirectobjectofasentenceisbyaskingWHATorWHOisge=ngVERBED?
WhodoesÓscarcall?
WhatisaDirectObject?
Hiswife.
Óscarcallshiswife.Óscarllamaasuesposa.
HiswifeistheD.O.
DirectObjectPRONOUNS
DirectObjectpronounsareusedtoREPLACEtheD.O.ofasentencetoavoidrepe55on.
LetslookatWHYat5mes,wewouldwanttousedirectobjectpronouns.
DirectObjectPRONOUNSBobby:Didyoubuythenew ?Suzie:Ya,myparentsboughtmetheyesterdayfordoingwellonmyprogressreport.Bobby:Doyoulikethe?Suzie:Yes,Ilovethe.Bobby:Metoo.Theissorad.Suzie:Totally,man.iswhereit’sat.
DirectObjectPRONOUNSIsn’titreallyobnoxioushowmany5mesthewordwasusedinthatlastdialogue?
DirectObjectPRONOUNS
Typically,peoplereplaceaD.O.withaD.O.P.Inconversa5ontoavoidthisrepe55onofanounthatisalreadymenJoned….
DirectObjectPRONOUNSBobby:Didyoubuythenew ?Suzie:Ya,myparentsboughtmeyesterdayfordoingwellonmyprogressreport.
Bobby:Doyoulike?Suzie:Yes,Ilove.Bobby:Metoo.issorad.Suzie:Totally,man.iswhereit’sat.
DirectObjectPRONOUNS
WhataresomeDOPsinEnglish??SINGULAR PLURAL
me
you
him,her,it
us
y’all
them
SpanishDOPs
SINGULAR PLURAL
me
te
lo,la
nos
os
los,las
SINGULAR PLURAL
me
te
lo,la
nos
os
los,las
UsedexclusivelyforreplacingD.O.sthatrefertoPEOPLE.
UsedforD.O.sthatrefertoPEOPLEandTHINGS.
WhenthedirectobjectnounofthesentenceinSpanishisaperson(orapet),itisprecededbytheword:
ThisiscalledtheThereisNOequivalentinEnglish.
Porejemplo:
Óscarvisitaasuesposa.Óscarvisitshiswife.
LaApersonal
Óscarvisitsthetheatre.Óscarvisitaelteatro.
NOTA:
No5cethatwhenwereplacetheD.O.withaD.O.P.,thepersonalAisalsoreplaced.
Óscarllamaasuesposa.Whodoeshecall?
asuesposaWhatD.O.pronounwillweusetoreplace?
laÓscarlallama.
a
Identify the direct object by finding the verb in the sentence and asking who? Or what? Is receiving the action of the verb.
Maria compra la camiseta.
¿Qué compra Maria?
(1)
Follow 3 easy steps to substitute a DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN for a
direct object:
verb
Identify the NUMBER and GENDER (if necessary) of the direct object…
Maria compra la camiseta.
feminine/singular
(2)
Follow 3 easy steps to substitute a DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN for a
direct object:
…and substitute the appropriate DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN.
Maria compra la camiseta. LA
Place the DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN
Maria la compra.
(3)
Follow 3 easy steps to substitute a DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN for a
direct object:
…more details to come on that!
Nosotrosnecesitamosellibro.
¿Cuáleselobjetodirecto?
¿Quépronombredecomplimentodirectodebemosusar?
Lo
Nosotros____________necesitamos.
lo
Túbuscasanosotros.¿Cuáleselobjetodirecto?
¿Quépronombredecomplimentodirectodebemosusar?
Nos
Tú____________buscas.
nos
Buscasunospapelesimportantes.¿Cuáleselobjetodirecto?
¿Quépronombredecomplimentodirectodebemosusar?
Los
__________buscas.Los
Ellospidenlapizzamargarita.¿Cuáleselobjetodirecto?
¿Quépronombredecomplimentodirectodebemosusar?
La
Ellos__________piden.la
Ud.pracJcaelbaloncesto.¿Cuáleselobjetodirecto?
¿Quépronombredecomplimentodirectodebemosusar?
Lo
Ud.___________pracJca.lo
Mispadresleenelperiódico.¿Cuáleselobjetodirecto?
¿Quépronombredecomplimentodirectodebemosusar?
Lo
Mispadres____________leen.lo
Yoinvitoavosotros.¿Cuáleselobjetodirecto?
¿Quépronombredecomplimentodirectodebemosusar?
os
Yo___________invito.os
PronounPlacementAllpronouns(D.O.’sandI.O.’s)cangointhefollowingplaces:
1.)BeforeaconjugatedverbEX:Yoteveoenelespejo.(Iseeyouinthemirror)
PronounPlacement
OR…
PronounPlacementAllpronouns(D.O.’sandI.O.’s)cangointhefollowingplaces:
2.)ATTACHEDtoaninfini5veEX:Yoquierocomprarlo.
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