Indirect Object Pronouns: Me interesa el deporte ... (00)Me interesa el deporte. means I am interested in sport.
Me interesa el deporte.
Indirect object tells us to whom the action represented by the verb is occurring. If the indirect object is me, the action described by the verb is occuring to me. Indirect object can be a thing or a person. If we replace the person or the thing by a pronoun, we use an indirect object pronoun. Indirect object pronouns
We place the indirect object pronoun before the conjugated verb. Javier me presta su carro. = Javier lends me his car. (The action of lending is happening to ME).
Javier me presta su carro.
Yo te envío una carta.
El profesor les explica la gramática.
Ella nos abre la puerta.
Él le canta una canción bonita.
Tomás te compra flores.
Ella les vende entradas.
Indirect objects LE, LES stand for different things.
This ambiguity can be clarified by adding a prepositional phrase. Examples of prepositional phrases clarifying LE, LES: A + the person
Adding a prepositional phrase specifies to whom the action is occurring.
Paloma le hace la maleta a su esposo. = Paloma packs the suitcase for her husband.(LE - we specify it by adding A SU ESPOSO)
Paloma le hace la maleta a su esposo.
Magaly le organiza la fiesta de cumpleaños a su hija. = Magaly organizes a birthday party for her daughter. (LE - we specify it by adding A SU HIJA)
Magaly le organiza la fiesta de cumpleaños a su hija.
Yo le ayudo a usted. = I am going to help you. (LE - we specify it by adding A USTED)
Yo le ayudo a usted.
It is very common to add a prepositional phrase to emphasize even when it is clear to whom the action is occurring. David me cuenta un chiste a mí. = David is telling me a joke.(A MÍ = an emphasis)
David me cuenta un chiste a mí.
Te doy el libro a tí. = I give you the book. (A TI = an emphasis)
Yo te doy el libro a tí.
Marcos nos acompaña a nosotros. = Marcos accompanies us. (A NOSOTROS = an emphasis)
Marcos nos acompaña a nosotros.
Enrique te regala un cachorro a ti. = Enrique gives you a puppy.(A TI = an emphasis)
Enrique te te regala un cachorro a ti.
We form a negative sentence with indirect object by placing NO before the indirect object.
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