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Direct Object Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns. Sí, la gramática otra vez… ☺. What is a DOP ?. A direct object pronoun answers the question “what?” or “whom?” with regard to what the subject of the sentence is doing. BILL HIT THE BALL . Bill hit what? DOP = the ball SHERRY HIT BILL . Sherry hit whom?

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Direct Object Pronouns

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  1. Direct Object Pronouns Sí, la gramática otra vez… ☺

  2. What is a DOP? • A direct object pronoun answers the question “what?” or “whom?” with regard to what the subject of the sentence is doing. • BILL HIT THE BALL. • Bill hit what? • DOP = the ball • SHERRY HIT BILL. • Sherry hit whom? • DOP = Bill

  3. Replacing the DO with a Pronoun • Using the previous examples without a pronoun a paragraph might read like… • Bill hit the ball. Tom then chased the ball. Billy arrived at the ball first, picked up the ball, fumbled the ball and finally threw the ball to the first base man (or woman  ). • Using a pronoun… • Bill hit the ball. Tom chased it. Billy arrived at it first, picked it up, fumbled it and finally threw it to the first base man.

  4. Replacing the DOP with a Pronoun • The Direct Object Pronouns are • Me (me) • Te (you, familiar) • Lo / La (him, her, you-formal) • Nos (us) • Los / Las (them, you all-formal)

  5. So, what do I do with a DOP? • In an affirmative statement with one verb, the DOP comes immediately before the conjugated verb. • Tengo el lápiz. ► LO tengo. • Juan tiene el lápiz. ► Juan LO tiene. • Tess tiene el lápiz. ► Tess LO tiene • Tengo la pluma. ► LA tengo. • Juan tiene la pluma. ► Juan LA tiene. • Tess tiene la pluma. ► Tess LA tiene.

  6. So, what do I do with a DOP? • In an affirmative statement with one verb, the DOP comes immediately before the conjugated verb. • Tengo los lápices. ► LOS tengo. • Juan tiene los lápices. ► Juan LOS tiene. • Tess tiene los lápices. ► Tess LOS tiene • Tengo las plumas. ► LAS tengo. • Juan tiene las plumas. ► Juan LAS tiene. • Tess tiene las plumas. ► Tess LAS tiene.

  7. Problems with Literal Translation • Problem • I eat the soup. ► I eat it. ►Yo como la. WRONG • Redundant (Yo como) • Incorrect (como la) • Solution • Think of the two words as a single phrase • La como • Lo como • La tengo • Lo tengo

  8. Who are we talking about? • La come… Lo tiene… La compra… • When using third person forms of the verb, it is important to clarify who you are talking about. • Juan la come. • Sara lo tiene. • Usted la compra.

  9. Plural DOPs • Juan come un sándwich. • Juan lo come • Juan come dos sándwiches. • Juan los come. • María tiene un libro. • María lo tiene. • María tiene tres libros. • María los tiene

  10. What if the direct object is a person? • You use the same pronouns! • I know you. ► Te conozco. • She loves him. ► Ella lo ama. • He loves me. ► Él me ama. • Juan sees her. ► Juan la mira. • We call them. ► Nosotros los llamamos. • They call us. ► Ellos nos llaman.

  11. Negative Sentences • The only difference is that the DOP is placed between the negative word and the conjugated verb. • Affirmative sentence • Compro los libros. ► Los compro. • Negative sentence • No compro los libros. ► No los compro.

  12. What if there are two verbs in the sentence? • You have two options • Place the DOP immediately before the conjugated verb • Lo quiero ver. • Attach it directly to the infinitive • Quiero verlo. • The same rules apply to questions • ¿No lo necesito lavar? • ¿No necesito lavarlo?

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