Apuntes el 13 de marzo Los pronombres de

Apuntes el 13 de marzo Los pronombres de complemento indirecto Indirect object pronouns El profesor les da mucha tarea a los estudiantes. The professor gives a lot of homework to the students. Mis padres me prestan un poco de dinero. My parents lend me a little bit of money.

Indirect object pronouns me – to/for me te – to/for you (sing. fam. ) le – to/for you (sing. form. ) le – to/for him, to/for her nos – to/for us os – to/for you (pl. fam. ) les – to/for you (pl. form. ) les – to/for them

Indirect object pronouns are placed in front of the verb or attached to the end of an infinitive or a present participle, if one is present. Mi hermano le vende su coche. My brother is selling his car to him/her. Mi hermano le va a vender su coche. Mi hermano va a venderle su coche. My brother is going to sell his car to him/her. Mi hermano le está vendiendo su coche. Mi hermano está vendiéndole su coche. My brother is selling his car to him/her.

Unlike English, Spanish indirect object pronouns are often present in a sentence when the indirect object to which it refers is in the same sentence. This sounds strange in English, but it’s fine in Spanish! La profesora les explica la lección a los estudiantes. The teacher explains the lesson (to them) to the students.

The following verbs are often used with indirect object pronouns: DAR (to give) DECIR (to say, to tell) yo doy digo tú das dices Ud. , él/ella da dice nosotros/as damos decimos vosotros/as dais decís Uds. , ellos/as dan dicen

Mis padres me dan dinero todos los meses. My parents give me money every month. Nunca le digo mentiras a mi abuela. I never tell lies to my grandmother.