Indirect Object Indirect Object PronounsPronouns

What is an indirect What is an indirect object?object?

Indirect objects are nouns that Indirect objects are nouns that tell tell toto whom (what) or whom (what) or forfor whom whom

(what) the verb takes place.(what) the verb takes place.

EjemplosEjemplos

►Rosa le compró flores Rosa le compró flores a su mamáa su mamá..►Carlos me envió una carta Carlos me envió una carta a mía mí..► Juana les prestó el dinero Juana les prestó el dinero a sus a sus

amigosamigos..

Indirect Objects can be replaced by Indirect Objects can be replaced by prounouns.prounouns.

Indirect Object PronounsIndirect Object Pronouns

►me – meme – me

► te – youte – you

► le – you formal,le – you formal, him, him, herher

itit

► nos – usnos – us

► les – you (plural) les – you (plural)

themthem

Indirect object pronouns can replace, Indirect object pronouns can replace, but but must always accompanymust always accompany indirect indirect

objects.objects.►Raquel Raquel lele dio un regalo dio un regalo a su hermanoa su hermano..►Raquel Raquel lele dio un regalo. dio un regalo.

►Mi familia Mi familia lesles regaló los juguetes regaló los juguetes a los a los niniñosños..

►Mi familia Mi familia lesles regaló juguetes.regaló juguetes.

Where do I.O. pronouns go in a Where do I.O. pronouns go in a sentence?sentence?

1. Before the conjugated 1. Before the conjugated verbverb

2. Attached to the infinitive.2. Attached to the infinitive.

3. Attached to the present 3. Attached to the present participle (ando, iendo) participle (ando, iendo)

*add accent 3 vowles from end*add accent 3 vowles from end

4. Attached to a command4. Attached to a command*add accent 3 vowels from end*add accent 3 vowels from end