Objetos de pronombres directos

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Objetos de pronombres directos

• Direct object pronouns
• (DOPs)

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I. What is a direct object (DO)?

• A DO is the direct recipient of the action of the
  verb.
• In other words, it tells who or what is verbed.

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II. Who or what?

• To find the DO of a sentence, simply ask who? or
  what?
• The answer to that question is the DO.

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Examples

• Ex1 We give the gift to Elena
• --Who/what is given to Elena?
• the gift
• Ex2 The class greets the teacher.
• --who/what is greeted?
• the teacher

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III. Direct object pronouns

• In Spanish, like IOPs, we can replace DOs with
  DOPs.
• We do the same thing in English (mostly 3rd
  person pronouns).
• Ex We give the gift to Elena.
• We give it to Elena.

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A. DOPs
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• Personal a Remember, when a person is the DO
  of a sentence it will have a personal a.
• Be careful!
• 3rd person DOPs must agree in gender number
  with DO!

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Examples

• Ex1 Damos el regalo a Elena.
• Lo damos a Elena.
• Ex2 La clase saluda a la profesora.
• La clase la saluda.

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B. Placement

• 1 verb 1 option
• 2 verbs 2 options

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1 verb 1 option

• With 1 verb, placement is the same as IOP ? in
  front of the verb.
• Ex Damos el regalo a Elena.
• Lo damos a Elena

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2 verbs 2 options

• 1st option ? same as normal
• Ex Voy a dar el regalo a Elena.
• Lo voy a dar a Elena

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2 verbs 2 options

• 2nd option ? attached to the INF or gerund
• Ex Voy a dar el regalo a Elena.
• voy a darlo a Elena

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2 verbs 2 options

• Therefore,
• Lo voy a dar a Elena
• OR

• Voy a darlo a Elena
• mean the same thing.

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Examples

• Ex1 Ellos ven a nosotros.
• Ellos nos ven.
• Ex2 Vais a visitar a mí.
• 1.Vais a visitarme.
• 2.Me vais a visitar.
• Ex3 Deseo ver a vosotros.
• 1.Deseo veros.
• 2.Os deseo ver