Los Complimentos Directos Dircect Objects and Direct Object Pronouns
What is a Direct Object? A direct object is a THING or a PERSON that receives the ac5on of the verb. EX: I eat the tamales. Yo como los tamales. EX: Óscar calls his wife. Óscar llama a su esposa.
What is a Direct Object? Direct objects typically FOLLOW the verb (in both Spanish and English. EX: I eat the tamales. EX: Yo como los tamales. Óscar calls his wife. Óscar llama a su esposa.
What is a Direct Object? We can find the direct object of a sentence is by asking WHAT or WHO is ge=ng VERBED? I eat the tamales. Yo como los tamales. What do I eat? the tamales The tamales are the D.O.
What is a Direct Object? We can find the direct object of a sentence is by asking WHAT or WHO is ge=ng VERBED? Óscar calls his wife. Óscar llama a su esposa. Who does Óscar call? His wife. His wife is the D.O.
Direct Object PRONOUNS Direct Object pronouns are used to REPLACE the D.O. of a sentence to avoid repe55on. Lets look at WHY at 5mes, we would want to use direct object pronouns.
Direct Object PRONOUNS Bobby: Did you buy the new? Suzie: Ya, my parents bought me the yesterday for doing well on my progress report. Bobby: Do you like the? Suzie: Yes, I love the. Bobby: Me too. The is so rad. Suzie: Totally, man. is where it s at.
Direct Object PRONOUNS Isn t it really obnoxious how many 5mes the word was used in that last dialogue?
Direct Object PRONOUNS Typically, people replace a D.O. with a D.O.P. In conversa5on to avoid this repe55on of a noun that is already menjoned.
Direct Object PRONOUNS Bobby: Did you buy the new? Suzie: Ya, my parents bought me yesterday for doing well on my progress report. Bobby: Do you like? Suzie: Yes, I love. Bobby: Me too. is so rad. Suzie: Totally, man. is where it s at.
Direct Object PRONOUNS What are some DOPs in English?? SINGULAR me PLURAL us you him, her, it y all them
Spanish DOPs SINGULAR me PLURAL nos te lo, la os los, las
SINGULAR me te PLURAL nos os Used exclusively for replacing D.O.s that refer to PEOPLE. lo, la los, las Used for D.O.s that refer to PEOPLE and THINGS.
When the direct object noun of the sentence in Spanish is a person (or a pet), it is preceded by the word: This is called the There is NO equivalent in English.
Por ejemplo: Óscar visits his wife. Óscar visita a su esposa. La A personal Óscar visits the theatre. Óscar visita el teatro.
NOTA: No5ce that when we replace the D.O. with a D.O.P., the personal A is also replaced. Óscar llama a su esposa. Who does he call? a su esposa What D.O. pronoun will we use to replace? a la Óscar la llama.
Follow 3 easy steps to substitute a DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN for a direct object: (1) Identify the direct object by finding the verb in the sentence and asking who? Or what? Is receiving the action of the verb. Maria compra la camiseta. verb Qué compra Maria?
Follow 3 easy steps to substitute a DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN for a direct object: (2) Identify the NUMBER and GENDER (if necessary) of the direct object Maria compra la camiseta. feminine/singular and substitute the appropriate DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN. Maria compra la camiseta. LA
Follow 3 easy steps to substitute a DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN for a direct object: (3) Place the DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN Maria la compra. more details to come on that!
Nosotros necesitamos el libro. Cuál es el objeto directo? Qué pronombre de complimento directo debemos usar? Lo Nosotros lo necesitamos.
Tú buscas a nosotros. Cuál es el objeto directo? Qué pronombre de complimento directo debemos usar? Nos Tú nos buscas.
Buscas unos papeles importantes. Cuál es el objeto directo? Qué pronombre de complimento directo debemos usar? Los Los buscas.
Ellos piden la pizza margarita. Cuál es el objeto directo? Qué pronombre de complimento directo debemos usar? La Ellos la piden.
Ud. pracjca el baloncesto. Cuál es el objeto directo? Qué pronombre de complimento directo debemos usar? Lo Ud. lo pracjca.
Mis padres leen el periódico. Cuál es el objeto directo? Qué pronombre de complimento directo debemos usar? Lo Mis padres leen. lo
Yo invito a vosotros. Cuál es el objeto directo? Qué pronombre de complimento directo debemos usar? os Yo os invito.
Pronoun Placement All pronouns (D.O. s and I.O. s) can go in the following places: 1.) Before a conjugated verb EX: Yo te veo en el espejo. (I see you in the mirror)
Pronoun Placement OR
Pronoun Placement All pronouns (D.O. s and I.O. s) can go in the following places: 2.) ATTACHED to an infini5ve EX: Yo quiero comprarlo.
Un verbo, un lugar. Dos verbos, dos lugares
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