Los complementos directos o Direct Object Pronouns D
Los complementos directos o Direct Object Pronouns (D. O. P. ’s) • They tell who or what ____ the action of the verb. Example: Do you wash the dishes? Yes, I wash them. • So, instead of repeating…the dishes…we use the word them.
What are the direct object pronouns? Singular Plural (me) (us) (you guys) Masculine (it/him/you) (them/you all) Feminine (it/her/you) (them/you all)
Los complementos indirectos o IOP’s • They answer the questions “____? ” or “_____? ” the action is performed/intended. Example: Ana bought gifts for her friends. She bought gifts for them. • So, instead of repeating…her friends…we use the word them.
What are the indirect object pronouns? (to, for me) (to, for you) (to, for him/her/you) (to, for us) (to, for you guys) (to, for them, you all)
Ejemplos: • Ella llama a mí. * (D) Ella _____ llama. • Yo lavo los platos. (D) Yo _____ lavo. • Yo doy el regalo a ella. (I) • Yo _____ doy (a ella). *Remember that when a person is a direct or indirect object you must use “a personal. ”
With infinitives • When there are _______ in a row and one is an infinitive the DOP may be attached to the end of the infinitive. Ejemplo: Nosotros tenemos que lavar el carro. Nosotros tenemos que ____.
Placement Rules 1. ____ the conjugated verb 2. Attached to the end of the ________ *Note: Placement rules are the same for DOPs and IOPs!
IOPs DOPs Me (to, for me) Nos (to, for us) Me (me) Nos (us) Te (to, for you) Os (to, for you guys) Te (you) Os (you guys) Le (to, for him/her/ you) Les (to, Lo Los for them, (it/him/yo (them/you all) u) all) La Las (it/her/yo (them/you u) all)
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