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Direct Object Pronouns. Replacing direct object nouns with pronouns in Spanish sentences. What is a direct object?. A direct object is the person or thing that is acted upon in a sentence. Examples I eat tacos for dinner tacos are eaten
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Direct Object Pronouns Replacing direct object nouns with pronouns in Spanish sentences
What is a direct object? • A direct object is the person or thing that is acted upon in a sentence. • Examples • I eat tacos for dinner tacos are eaten • I call my sister on the phone sister is being called • I do my homework alone homework is being done
What is a direct object pronoun? • A direct object pronoun takes the place of the direct object noun in a sentence • Examples • I eat tacos for dinner I eat them • I call my sister on the phone I call her • I do my homework alone I do it
What are the direct object pronouns in Spanish? • Me = me Nos = us • Te = you Os = you all (in Spain) • Lo = him / it Los = you all (uds) / them (masc. or mix) • La = her / it Las = you all (uds) / them (feminine)
How do I replace a noun with a direct object pronoun in a sentence in Spanish? • Step 1: Find the direct object noun • Step 2: Match the direct object noun to a pronoun • Step 3: Replace the noun with the pronoun • Step 4: Move the pronoun in front of the conjugated verb
How do I replace a noun with a direct object pronoun in a sentence in Spanish? • Example: • Tengo un libro de español en mi mochila. • Step 1: un libro de españolis the direct object • Step 2: un libro de españolis singular and masculine. I want to replace un libro de españolwith a word that means “it”. I should use “lo” • Step 3: Tengo (lo) en mi mochila. • Step 4: Lotengo en mi mochila.
How do I replace a noun with a direct object pronoun in a sentence in Spanish? • Practice: Using the 4-step process, replace the direct object noun in this sentence with a pronoun. • Como tacos en el restaurante.
How do I replace a noun with a direct object pronoun in a sentence in Spanish? • Practice: Using the 4-step process, replace the direct object noun in this sentence with a pronoun. • Como tacos en el restaurante. • Step 1: tacos are being eaten. tacos is the direct object. • Step 2: tacos should be replaced by a word that means “them”. It is plural and masculine. I should use “los” to replace tacos. • Step 3: Como (los) en el restaurante. • Step 4: Loscomo en el restaurante.
How do I replace a noun with a direct object pronoun in a sentence in Spanish? • Practice: For each of the following sentences, replace the direct object noun with a pronoun using the 4-step process. • Mi abuelolleva a mí al colegio. • My grandpa takes me to school. • Mis padres llaman a nosotrosporteléfono. • My parents call us by phone. • La profesorahace la tarea en la pizarra. • The teacher does the homework on the board.
How do I replace a noun with a direct object pronoun in a sentence in Spanish? • Mi abuelolleva a mí al colegio. • Mi abuelomelleva al colegio. • Mis padres llaman a nosotrosporteléfono. • Mis padres nosllamanporteléfono. • La profesorahace la tarea en la pizarra. • La profesoralahace en la pizarra.
Exceptions to the rule • Sometimes, direct object pronouns can be attached to the end of a verb. • You might see a direct object pronoun attached to an infinitive (un-conjugated, unchanged) verb. • Examples: • Quierocomerlo. I want to eat it. • Voy a estudiarlo. I’m going to study it. • Va a llamarnos. He’s going to call us.
Additional information: the personal “a” • The word “a” appears in Spanish in front of the direct object noun when the direct object is a person • Example: • Llama aRicardoporteléfono.
