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Direct Object Pronouns: Part II

Direct Object Pronouns: Part II. Craig Thomas B.A. More Translation Problems. Sometimes, when you try to translate literally, you run into much bigger problems : I eat it. (the soup - la sopa ) I = Yo I eat = Yo como I eat it. = Yo como la. This is completely incorrect !

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Direct Object Pronouns: Part II

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  1. Direct Object Pronouns: Part II Craig Thomas B.A.

  2. More TranslationProblems • Sometimes, when you try to translate literally, you run into much bigger problems: • I eat it. (the soup - la sopa) • I = Yo • I eat = Yocomo • I eat it. = Yocomo la. • This is completely incorrect! • The correct translation would be: • I eat it. (the soup) • La como.

  3. LearningToTranslateGroups • Learn to translate groups of words, rather than individual words. The first step is to learn to view two Spanish words as a single phrase. • Try to think of each line as a single phrase, not two separate words:

  4. Phrases! • la comolo como • la leo lo leo • la veolo veo • la tengolo tengo • la comprolo compro

  5. NoticetheTranslation! • Read each line again. Before you do, glance at the translation beneath it. Then, read each line thinking of it as a phrase that has the same meaning as the English phrase below it.

  6. Ejemplos • la como • I eat it (feminine DO - la sopa, la comida, etc.) • lo como • I eat it (masculine DO - el pollo, el arroz, etc.) • la leo • I read it • lo leo • I read it • la veo • I see it • lo veo • I see it • la tengo • I have it • lo tengo • I have it • la compro • I buy it • lo compro • I buy it

  7. Subjects • In the previous examples, it is clear that the subject of the sentence is "I" because the verbs are all conjugated in the "yo" form. With other verb forms, it is often desirable to add a word to clarify the subject.

  8. Ejemplos • Juan la come. (la comida) • Juan eatsit. • María lo tiene. (el libro) • María has it. • El chico la compra. (la pluma) • Theboybuysit. • La chica lo ve. (el edificio) • Thegirlseesit. • Ustedes lo leen. (el periódico) • You-allreadit.

  9. Plural DirectObjects • Juan come dos sándwiches.Los come.orJuan los come. • María tiene tres libros.Los tiene.orMaría los tiene. • El chico compra dos revistas.Las compra.orEl chico las compra. • La chica ve dos coches.Los ve.orLa chica los ve. • Ella compra dos televisores.Los compra.orElla los compra. • Tenemos dos mesas.Las tenemos.orNosotros las tenemos.

  10. Person as DirectObject • I know you.Teconozco. • She loves him.Ella lo ama. • She loves me.Ella me ama. • Juan sees her.Juan la ve. • They call us.Ellosnosllaman. • We call them.Los llamamos.

  11. Negative and Affirmative • In a negative sentence with one verb, the direct object pronoun is placed between the negative word and the conjugated verb. • Affirmative Sentence • I buy the books.Compro los libros.Los compro. (I buy them.) • Negative Sentence • I don't buy the books.No compro los libros.No los compro. (I don't buy them.)

  12. Compare! • Compare the following affirmative statements with their negative counterparts. • Los compras.No los compras. • Guadalupe siempre lo estudia.Guadalupe nunca lo estudia. • Ellos nos conocen.Ellos no nos conocen.

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