Direct objects

LOS COMPLEMENTOS DIRECTOS(DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS)Direct objects

In this presentation we are going to look at another set of pronouns. To begin with, think of one way of completing each sentence:I saw _______.I ate ________.I drank ______.I met ________.

Direct objects

Did you come up with something similar to these?I saw Mary.I ate the broccoli.I drank a glass of Kool-Aid.I met your parents.

Whatever you put into the blanks is a direct object.

Direct object pronouns

Now lets substitute a D.O. pronoun for each noun.I saw Mary. >> I saw her.I ate the broccoli. >> I ate it.I drank a glass of Kool-Aid. >> I drank it.I met your parents. >> I met them.

Direct object pronouns

Masc.Fem.Sing.lolaPluralloslasMasc.Fem.Sing.ititPluralthemthem

La, la, la, la!

Now look at these sentences:Dnde compraste el diccionario?___ compr en Amazon.com.

Dnde est mi pluma?___ dejaste [you left it] en la mesa.

Dnde estn los caramelos?___ com.

Lets practice!

Dnde est mi cuaderno?____ dejaste [you left it] encima del escritiorio.Ah, s, ____ veo. Gracias.Qu bien!

Dnde est mi cuaderno?Lo dejaste encima del escritiorio.Ah, s, lo veo. Gracias.

el cuaderno > lo

Lo entiendo!

Vas a hacer todos los quehaceres?Creo que s [I think so].Cundo hiciste la cama?____ hice a las 8:00.Sacaste la basura?Claro, ya ____ saqu.Dnde estn los platos?____ lav en el lavaplatos.Y el csped?Ya ____ cort.

Qu tal lo hiciste?

Hiciste todos los quehaceres?Creo que s [I think so].Cundo hiciste la cama?La hice a las 8:00.Sacaste la basura?Claro, ya la saqu.Dnde estn los platos?Los lav en el lavaplatos.Y el csped?Ya lo cort.

Los complementos indirectos(Indirect Object Pronouns)To sum it up

Weve seen three types of pronouns so far:Subject: yo, t, lDirect object: me, te, lo, laIn this slide show, we are going to look at one more type: indirect objects.12Whats an indirect object?

Did you say something like:Bill Gates sent me a million dollars. The teacher gave you an A.My parents bought my little sister a used car.Julia told everyone the big secret.13Indirect objects

The indirect objects in these sentences are the people who received something: you, me, my little sister, everyone.The first two objects use pronouns me, you . Can you guess what the Spanish equivalents are?14Thats right!

My parents bought my little sister a used car.Julia told everyone the big secret.

The objects can be replaced with the indirect object pronouns her, them. What are the Spanish equivalents?15Hmm, this looks familiar!

her > lethem > les

Weve seen this form before when we looked at gustar.16Some common verbs

Indirect objects are used together with verbs such as:Dar (give)Enviar (send)Comprar (buy)Mandar (send)Decir (tell)Regalar (give a gift)17Here are the forms!

me =nos = te =os =le = les = The indirect object pronouns are:18Vamos a practicar!

Complete each sentence with an appropriate indirect object pronoun. The recipient for each sentence is provided.

[Recipient: me] Mis padres ___ enviaron (sent) $100 para comprar un vestido nuevo.

19Otro, por favor.

[Recipient: you] ___ enviaron tus padres dinero tambin?

What if there is more than one of you (formal) ? ___ enviaron sus padres dinero tambin?

Use the Uds. form!20Muy bien.

[Recipient: her]

Diego ___ compr un anillo (ring) a Luisa.

21Can you give us another?

[Recipient: us]

La profesora de antropologa ___ da mucha tarea.

22Double trouble.

Juan/comprar/un regalo/for you.

Lets create an example!23The ClarifierSometimes we are uncertain who is receiving the action, it appears ambiguous, soWe add a prepositional phrase to make it clear who is receiving the action:Ellos le llamaron ayer.The Clarifier contdEllos le llamaron ayer.So who did they call yesterday, it could be him, her, or you (formal).Therefore to make sure we know who is receiving the action we add the clarifier:

Ellos le llamaron a Marco ayer.

The ClarifiersA mi =A nosotros = A ti = A vosotros = A l/ella = A ellos/ellas = Ya est!To summarize, here are the four forms you will need for Spanish:SubjectReflexiveDirect objectIndirect objectyomememettetetelseloleellaselaleUd.selo, lalenosotrosnosnosnosvosotrososososellosseloslesellasselasles27EL FIN