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| Intransitive verb: One that does not require a direct object |
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| Maria sale (Maria leaves) |
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| Direct object pronouns come immediately before a conjugate verb. DO answer the question whom? or what? |
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(Whom) do you see?
I see (Mary). Mary is the direct object
(What) do you wear?
I wear (new shoes). News shoes is the direct object |
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me/me
you/te (fam. sg.)
him, you/lo (m. pol. sg.)
her, you/la (f. pol. sg.)
us/nos
them, you/los (m. pol. pl)
them, you/las (f. pol. pl) |
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| Jorege compra los boletos |
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| Jorge compra las revistas |
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| Eva necesita comprar el libro |
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Eva necesita comprarlo
Eva lo necesita comprar |
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| Eva está comprando el libro |
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esta está comprándolo
Eva lo está comprando |
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| Indirect object pronounds |
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me/me
to you/te
to him, to her/le
to us/nos
to them/to you/les |
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| IO pronouns normally occur with verbs of communication and verbs of giving and transmitting. Also answer the question 'to whom?' or 'for whom' |
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(To whom) are you speaking?
I am speaking (to mary). 'to mary' is the IO
(for whom) are you buying the book?
I am buying the for 'for mary'. 'for mary' is the IO |
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| I want to tell the truth to her |
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Quiero decirle la verdad a ella
Le quiero decir la verdad a ella |
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| Grammar note! the third person singular (le) and plural (les) IO pronoun must always be used even though it seems unnecessary to English speakers. |
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It is called the 'redundant indirect object pronoun'.
Quiero decirle la verdad a ella
Le quiero decir la verdad a ella |
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| I am writing the letter to them |
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Estoy escribiéndoles la carta a ellos
Les estoy escribiendo la carta a ellos |
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| to tell (a story)(verb of communication) |
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| to say, to tell (verb of communication) |
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| to write (verb of communication) |
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| to shout (verb of communication) |
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| to speak (verb of communication) |
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| to give (verb of giving or transmitting) |
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| to hand over (verb of giving or transmitting) |
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| to send (verb of giving or transmitting) |
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| to show (verb of giving or transmitting) |
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| to sell (verb of giving or transmitting) |
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| Grammar note! If you add two pronouns to an infinitive, you must write a graphic accent mark on the place where the stress originally fell to indicate that it is maintained there |
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| Voy a mostrártelo - I am going to show it to you |
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| Grammar note! If you add one or two pronouns to a present participle, you must write a graphic accent mark on the place where the stress originally fell to indicate that it is maintained there |
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Estoy haciéndolo - I am doing it
Estoy dándotelo - I am giving it to you |
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| Double object pronouns: When there are two object pronouns, the order is always, IO + DO |
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Alba me da el libro - Alba gives me the book
Alba me lo da - Alba gives it to me |
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Alberto sends you the letter
Alberto send it to you |
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Alberto te manda la carta
Alberto te la manda |
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Alicia le habla español a felix - alicia speaks Spanish to felix
Alicia se lo habla a él- Alicia speaks it to me |
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Guillermo sings the Chilean songs to Teresa and Tomas
Guillermo sings them (songs) to them |
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Guillermo les canta las canciones chilenas a Teresa y a Tomas
Guillermo se las canta a ellos |
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| When you use two object pronouns with an infinitive, you may place them before the conjugated verb or after it |
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Gustavo doesn't want to tell the truth to Julia - Gustavo no quiere decirle la verdad a julia
G. doesn't want to tell it to her - G. no quiere decírsela a ella/ G. no se la quiere decir a ella |
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| When you use two object pronouns with a present participle (gerund), you may place them before the conjugated verb or after it |
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G. is telling the truth to Julia - G. está diciéndole la verdad a Julia
G. is telling it to her - G. está diciéndosela a ella/G. se la está diciendo a ella |
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