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Objetos directos e indirectos. Double Object Pronouns in Spanish.
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Double Object Pronouns in Spanish • We have looked at both Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns and learned that we place them either directly before a conjugated verb or attach them to an infinitive, a gerund or a command. But what happens when we have both direct and indirect object pronouns in one sentence? Who goes where?
Let's take a look at an example: Yodoy el dinero a ti.
Now, we replace el dinero with the pronoun lo because dinerois masculine and singular. And we already have the Indirect Object Pronoun te. • Both object pronouns must come before the active/conjugated verb. But which comes first? • The indirect will ALWAYS come first. • An easy way to remember this is to think of I.D. (Indirect Object, Direct Object).
So, our sentence above can be converted into this three-word sentence using both an indirect and a direct object pronoun: Te lo doy. IO DO VERB
Let's look at another example: First, we'll identify the different components of the sentence: If we follow the ID rule, our final sentence is: El policíanosllevalasdirecciones a nosotros.
But (of course!) we have a small exception. Let's look at this sentence:
Right? I guess you know from the red asterisk that this isn't what happens. Unfortunately, we cannot leave this sentence as it is. We cannot have two "L" object pronouns together. So our original sentence, Here is one way to remember the exception: • 1) Only Eric Clapton sings Layla (le la) or Laylas (le las). • 2) Only criminals Lay low (le lo). • 3) Spanish speakers "Say" la/las and "Say" lo/los (se la, se las, se lo, se los)
Let's try another example: • We have the option of retaining or removing the Indirect Object "tag" : • Yo se los pidoa mi hermano. • Yo se los pido.
We can also place the double object pronouns at the end of an infinitive or a gerund just as we do with single object pronouns.
Notice that we place accent marks on the present participles and infinitives to preserve the normal pronunciation of the verbs. If you aren't sure where to put the accent, cover up the pronoun/s and say the word naturally. The stressed syllable is where you put the accent: