Indirect Object Pronouns

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• Indirect Object Pronouns

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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?

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Indirect Objects

• I bought that skirt for her.

direct object
verb
indirect object
subject
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Indirect Objects

• I gave those shoes to him.

verb
direct object
indirect object
subject
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Indirect Object Pronouns

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

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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

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Indirect Object Pronouns (Spanish)

• me (to or for me)
• te (to or for you)
• le (to or for him, her, it)

• nos (to or for us)
• os (to or for you all)
• les (to or for them, you all)

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Placement of Indirect Object Pronouns

• Indirect Object Pronouns, me, te, le, nos, os,
  and les are placed either before a conjugated
  verb or attached to the end of an infinitive or a
  participle.
• Sometimes you can use a Ud./él/ella or a noun
  to clarify to whom the indirect pronouns le and
  les refer.

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Before the Conjugated Verb

• El médico le da una inyección a ella.
• Quién les da las medicinas a ustedes?
• La enfermera le da el instrumento al doctor.

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Before the verb or after the infinitive

• Before the verb
• Le tienen que hacer una radiografía a mi perro.
• After the infinitive
• Tienen que hacerle una radiografía a mi perro.

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Before the verb or attached to a participle

• Before the verb
• Les estoy dando las medicinas.Attached to a
  participle
• Estoy dándoles las medicinas.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• These are the me, te, le, nos and les that you
  see before gustar, interesar, faltar, fascinar,
  encantar, and doler.
• For example

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Indirect Object Pronouns

• Me duele el brazo.
• A los niños no les gustan las inyecciones.

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