Direct object Pronouns: Te llevo al trabajo. (00)Te llevo al trabajo. means I am going to take you to work.
Te llevo al trabajo.
The direct object is a thing or a person receiving directly the action of the verb. It answers the questions WHAT? or WHO? Lesson on direct object here. When we replace the direct object noun with a pronoun, we get a direct object pronoun. Direct object pronouns in Spanish are:
LO and LOS are used to substitute masculine noun(s) and LA, LAS replace feminine noun(s) .Use of direct object pronouns in sentences.
Direct object pronouns come before the conjugated verb. We use them to avoid unnecessary repetition. Ricardo limpia su carro. Ricardo lo limpia. = Ricardo cleans his car. Ricardo cleans it. (el carro - masculine = LO)
Ricardo lo limpia.
Yo lo tomo.
Gloria me ve .
El estudiante te pregunta. = The student asks you.
El estudiante te pregunta.
(Ellos) invitan a mi esposo y a mí. (Ellos) nos invitan. = They invite my husband and me. They invite us.
Ellos nos invitan.
Mercedes escucha la música. Mercedes la escucha. = Mercedes listens to music. She listens to it. (la música - feminine = LA)
Mercedes la escucha.
(Él) canta las canciones en inglés. (Él) las canta. = He sings songs in English. He sings them. (las canciones - feminine + plural = LAS)
Él las canta .
El cajero me da monedas. El cajero me las da. = The cashier gives me coins. He gives them to me. (las monedas - feminine + plural = LAS)
El cajero me las da.
(Tú) siempre me encuentras en la oficina. = You always find me in the office
Tú siempre me encuentras en la oficina.
(Ellos) miran a sus hijas. (Ellos) las miran. = They look at their daughters. They look at them. (las hijas - feminine + plural = LAS)
Ellos las miran.
La peluquera corta el pelo. La peluquera lo corta. = The hairdresser cuts the hair. The hairdresser cuts it. (el pelo - masculine + singular = LO)
La peluquera lo corta.
(Yo) busco mis llaves. (Yo) las busco. = I look for my keys. I look for them. (las llaves - feminine + plural = LAS)
Yo las busco .
(Yo) pago la compra. (Yo) la pago. = I pay the groceries. I pay it. (la compra - feminine = LA)
Yo la pago.
La profesora enseña a los estudiantes. La profesora los enseña. = The teacher teaches the students. She teaches them. (los estudiantes - masculine + plural = LOS)
La profesora los enseña.
A negative sentence is created by placing NO before the direct object pronoun. (Él) no gasta dinero. (Él) no lo gasta. = He doesn´t spend money. He doesn´t spend it. (el dinero - masculine + plural = LO)
Él no lo gasta.
Leticia no espera a su amiga y come sola. Leticia no la espera y come sola. = Leticia doesn´t wait for her friend and eats alone. Leticia doesn´t wait for he and eats alone. (la amiga - feminine + singular = LA)
Leticia no la espera y come sola.
(Nosotros) cancelamos la reservación. La cancelamos. = We cancel the reservation. We cancel it. (la reservación - feminine + singular = LA)
Nosotros la cancelamos.
(Yo) cambio mi trabajo. (Yo) lo cambio. = I change my job. I change it. (el trabajo - masculine = LO)
Yo lo cambio.
When we use direct object pronoun in a phrase with infinitive, the pronoun is attached to the infinitive.
Nuestros padres tienen que cuidarnos. = Our parents have to take care of us.
Nuestros padres tienen que cuidarnos.
(Yo) quiero conocerte. = I want to know you.
Yo quiero conocerte.
(Ella) no puede llamarlos. = She can´t call them.
Ella no puede llamarlos.
(Nosotros) vamos a extrañarla. = We are going to miss her.
Nosotros vamos a extrañarla.
The correct forms of the direct object pronoun YOU (USTED, USTEDES forms) are the pronouns LO, LOS, though the indirect object pronouns LE and LES are widely used. Summary
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