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Direct Object Pronouns I Pronomi Diretti

Direct Object Pronouns I Pronomi Diretti. Italian 1 4/8/14. What is a Direct Object ?. A direct object is the person or thing in a sentence that receives the action of the verb directly and answers the question what? or whom?. How to Spot the Direct Object.

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Direct Object Pronouns I Pronomi Diretti

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  1. Direct Object PronounsI Pronomi Diretti Italian 1 4/8/14

  2. What is a Direct Object? • A direct object is the personorthing in a sentence that receives the action of the verb directly and answers the question what?or whom?

  3. How to Spot the Direct Object • I invite the boys.  Whom do I invite?  The boys • He reads the book.  What does he read?  The book. • **The nouns boys and books are direct objects. They answer the question what? or whom?

  4. Where is the Direct Object ? • REMEMBER THESE SENTENCES* • Lui chiama il cameriere. – He calls the waiter. • Noi vediamo Lucia. – We do not see Lucia. • Io compro i regali. – I buy gifts. • Silvana lava le tazze. – Silvia cleans the cups.

  5. Replacing the Direct Object  Direct Object Pronoun Remember the sentences ? • I invite the boys. • He reads the book • Direct object pronouns replace direct object nouns. • I invite the boys.  I invite them.
He readsthe book.  He reads it.

  6. Forms of the Direct Object Pronouns (i pronomi diretti)

  7. Direct Object changes to Direct Object Object Luichiamailcameriere. Luilochiama. NoivediamoLucia. Noilavediamo.

  8. Direct Object changes to Direct Object Object Io comproI regali. Io licompro. Silvana lava le tazze. Silvanale lava.

  9. Where does the Direct Object Pronoun go? Direct Object Pronouns come before the conjugated verb. Innegative sentences, the word NONmust precede the DOP. Esempi: Mangio la frutta.  La mangio. Non scrivo il compito.  Non loscrivo.

  10. DOP & Infinitives If a sentence includes an infinitive, the DOP is usually attached to the infinitive ending after the final –e is dropped. Two ways the sentence can be created. Esempio: Devo finire i compiti. Devo finirli. (or) Lidevo finire.

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