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Today, you're going to learn
all about direct object pronouns in Spanish
and how to use them correctly.
We will also get to practice our skills together
with a fun quiz at the end of the lesson.
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What is a direct object pronoun?
Jane reads the book.
Jane lee el libro.
The subject, Jane.
The verb, lee.
¿El libro?
That is your direct object, the book.
Think about it in English.
When someone asks you, "Do you have the homework?"
you would say, "Yes, I have the homework,"
or, "Yes, I have it."
So, here are the direct object pronouns.
For first person singular, Me or Me, Me.
Ella me vio en la fiesta.
She saw me at the party.
First person plural, Nos, Us.
Nos.
La maestra nos enseña español.
The teacher teaches us Spanish.
For second person singular, it can be Te, Lo, or La,
all You.
Te, Lo, or La.
Te is the informal one.
No te vi en la clase de ayer.
I didn't see you in yesterday's class.
If you're talking formally, masculine, Lo.
No lo vi en la clase de ayer.
I didn't see you at yesterday's class, sir.
No la vi en la clase de ayer.
I didn't see you at yesterday's class, ma'am.
For second person plural,
it can be Os, Los or Las,
this is "you all."
No os vi en la clase de ayer.
I didn't see you guys.
Informal.
I didn't see you guys in yesterday's class.
For formal, Los or Las.
No los vi, señores, en la clase de ayer.
I didn't see you gentlemen in yesterday's class.
No las vi, señoras, en la clase de ayer.
I didn't see you ladies in yesterday's class.
For third person singular, Lo or La.
Lo or La.
Third person plural, Los or Las.
Third person direct object pronouns more closely.
These pronouns have gender, and they have number,
meaning they can be masculine, feminine, singular, or plural.
When do we know they're masculine or feminine?
What about the gender?
Look at the O and the A.
O are masculine;
A are feminine.
Lo, masculine.
La, feminine.
Los, masculine.
Las, feminine.
But when do we know they're singular or plural?
The S.
Lo and La are singular;
Los and Las are plural.
Let's look at some examples.
Jane reads the book.
Jane lee el libro.
Jane, the subject;
reads, the verb.
What is she reading?
The book, that's the direct object.
El libro is masculine and singular.
Therefore, we're gonna use Lo.
Jane lo lee.
Jane reads it.
For another example,
Miguel tiene corbatas,
Miguel has ties.
Miguel is the subject, tiene is the verb,
corbatas, ties, is the direct object.
Las corbatas is feminine and plural.
Therefore, we're going to use Las.
Miguel las tiene.
Miguel has them.
Miguel las tiene.
Where do we put these direct object pronouns in a sentence?
They go after the subject but before the verb.
For example,
Carlos told us the answer.
Carlos nos dijo la respuesta.
Carlos is the subject,
direct object pronoun,
and then the verb.
For the negative,
¿Necesitas una pluma? Do you need a pen?
No, no la necesito.
No, I don't need it.
Can you attach a direct object pronoun to the end of a verb?
Yes.
Here's an example.
Ana va a adoptar un gatito.
Ana is going to adopt a little kitten.
Ana va a adoptarlo,
Ana is going to adopt it.
Verb,
infinitive,
direct object pronoun.
Let's take a look at the formal you:
Lo or La.
Lo for masculine,
La for feminine.
Mr. Roberto! I saw you at the market the other day.
Señor Roberto! Lo vi en el mercado el otro día.
Mrs. Cecilia! How are you? I saw you at the market the other day.
Señora Cecilia! ¿Cómo está? La vi en el mercado el otro día.
Some mistakes when practicing with direct object pronouns:
knowing if the noun is masculine or feminine.
For example, the TV, la televisión.
You see the O, televisión, and you might think it's masculine,
but it's feminine, la televisión.
The radio,
radio,
radio, O.
It may seem like it's masculine, but it's actually la radio, feminine.
La radio.
And now, it's time for a quiz.
Number one.
I eat apples.
Yo como manzanas.
I eat them.
Yo las como.
I eat them.
Yo las como.
Number two.
Do you have a computer?
¿Tienes una computadora?
Yes, I have it.
Sí, la tengo.
Yes, I have it.
Sí, la tengo.
Number three.
Do you want these books?
¿Quieres estos libros?
No, I don't want them.
No, no los quiero.
No, I don't want them.
No, no los quiero.
Number four.
John has a car.
John tiene un carro.
John has it.
John lo tiene.
John has it.
John lo tiene.
Number five.
I am going to learn Spanish!
Voy a aprender español!
I am going to learn it.
Lo voy a aprender.
I am going to learn it.
Lo voy a aprender.
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