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Indirect Object Pronouns

¿Qué son?

An indirect object pronoun is used to indicate to whom or for whom an action occurs.

Indirect Objects

I bought that skirt for her.

I gave those shoes to him.What is the subject, the verb,

the direct object and the indirect object?

Indirect Objects

I bought that skirt for her.

subject

verb directobject

indirectobject

Indirect Objects

I gave those shoes to him.

subject

verb directobject

indirectobject

Indirect Object Pronouns

Indirect object pronouns tell to whom the action is being done.

Remember that we use pronouns to keep from being repetitive.

Indirect Object Pronouns

They mean the same thing in English as do the direct object pronouns, only they add the words “to or for”. For example, “to you, for me, ect.”

Indirect Object Pronouns (English)

(to or for) me

(to or for) you

(to or for) him, her, it

(to or for) us

(to or for) them

Indirect Object Pronouns (Spanish)

me

te

le

nos

les

Placement of Indirect Object PronounsIndirect Object Pronouns,

me, te, le, nos, os, and les are placed either before a conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive.

Before the Conjugated Verb:

Le va a dar el libro a Elena?Nos vio hace cinco días

a nosotros.

Before the Conjugated Verb

A él, le gustan los libros?Sí, le interesan mucho.

Before the verb or after the infinitive: Before the verb:Le vas a dar el libro a Elena?Sí, le voy a dar el libro a Elena.

After the infinitive:Vas a darle el libro a Elena?Sí, voy a darle el libro a Elena.

Indirect Object Pronouns

These are the “me, te, le, nos and les that you see before “gustar, interesar, faltar, fascinar, etc.”

For example:

Indirect Object Pronouns

A ella le gustan las faldas?Sí, le fascinan!A ellos les encanta la

comida?Sí, les encanta!

Indirect Object Pronouns

Sometimes we use a + a pronoun or a person’s name for emphasis or to make it clear who we are referring to.

Indirect Object Pronouns

Me duelen los pies. Y a ti, qué te duele?

A Pablo le duelen los pies.A Ud. le duelen los pies,

no?

Subject pronoun

Prepositional pronoun

Indirect object

pronoun

Yo A mí Me

Tu A ti Te

El, ella, usted

A el, a ella, a usted

Le

Nosotros A nosotros Nos

Ellos, ellas, ustedes

A ellos, a ellas, a ustedes

les