NOMBRE: _______________________________________________ FECHA: _________________ SPANISH II HONORS

EL OBJETO DIRECTO
The direct object is the recipient of the action of the verb. It answers the questions whom? or
What? after the verb.
So, the direct object can refer to persons or things:
Juan busca al director

person

Juan busca la oficina

thing

PLEASE REMEMBER: When the direct object refers to a person, the personal a precedes the
direct object.
a:
a la:
a el: abbreviates to al
a los:
a las:
NOW LETS PRACTICE: Activity 4 Pg. 63

LOS PRONOMBRES DEL OBJETO DIRECTO

In Spanish, the following pronouns replace direct object nouns or noun phrases.
SUBJECT
Yo
T
Usted
El
Ella
Nosotros
Nosotras
Vosotros
Vosotras
Ellos
Ellas
Ustedes

DIRECT OBJECT
me
te
lo/la masculine, femininelo
la
nos
os
los
las
los/las masculine, feminine-

The pronouns lo, la, los and las must agree in number and gender with the nouns they replace.

When do I use DOP?

1. To precede a conjugated verb. If it is a negative sentence the DOP comes between the no
and the conjugated verb.
Ex: We like ice cream
We do not like ice cream
Nos gusta el helado
No nos gusta el helado
2. In a sentence with an infinitive verb, the DOP will be attached to the end of the verb or may
come before the verb.
Ex:
Do you want to play zondle? Quieres jugar zondle?
No, no quiero jugarlo
No, no lo quiero jugar
3. In Affirmative commands: they follow the verb or are attached to the verb.
Escucha la radio en tu cuarto(habitacin)!
Escuchala en tu cuarto!

NOW LETS PRACTICE: Activity 5 Pg. 64

Activity 6, 7 Pg. 65
Activity 8,9 Pg. 66

LOS PRONOMBRES DEL OBJETO INDIRECTO:

We studied that the Direct Object Pronoun DOP receives the action of the verb.
However, the Indirect Object Pronoun IOP, tell us to whom or for whom the action is performed.
The IOP are the same as the DOP except in the third person:
SUBJECT
Yo
T
Usted
El
Ella
Nosotros
Nosotras
Vosotros
Vosotras
Ellos
Ellas
Ustedes

DIRECT OBJECT
me
te
lo/la masculine, femininelo
la
nos
os

INDIRECT OBJECT
me
te
le
nos
os

los
las
les
los/las masculine, feminine-

Things to remember:
1. We will follow the same rule that DOP: the IOP can be attached to the end of the verb or
may come before the verb.
Example: Me voy a comprar un ipad maana.
Voy a comprarme un ipad maana.

comes before the verb

its attached to the end of the verb

2. The IOP are used for emphasis or clarification even when there may be an indirect object
noun in the same sentence.
Example: Le digo la verdad al profesor.
Carlos nos habla a nosotros, no te habla a ti.
4. The following verbs usually take Indirect Objects:
Verbs of communication:
contar:
decir:
escribir:
hablar:
pedir:
preguntar:
Verbs of transmission:
dar:
entregar:
enviar:
pagar:
prestar:
regalar:

Now identify the IOP in the following sentences and replace the direct object for an IOP:
He gives Maria the book.
We recomend the restuaraunt to Jorge.
The teacher writes and email to my parents.
She gives the flowers to her brother.

NOW LETS PRACTICE: Pg. 87 Activity 1

Pg. 88 Activity 2 (except number 10) and Activity 3