Vamos a repasar…¿Qué es un pronombre?

What’s a pronoun?

*A pronoun is a word (usually a little word) which replaces another word to either shorten a sentence or question or to clarify.

Direct Object Pronouns• The direct object of a sentence is usually a person

or a thing. • It receives the action of the verb.• It usually answers the questions whom? or

what? in relation to the subject and verb.Sofia compró un boleto.

subject verb object

Direct Object Pronouns

Sofia compró un boleto.

subject verb object

Sofia lo compró.

Sofia bought it. (referring to a ticket)

You can simplify your statement in Spanish just like we do in English by substituting in a direct object pronoun for the object of the sentence which is receiving the ACTION of the verb.

WHAT DID SOFIA BUY?

Direct Object Pronouns

singular plural

me me nos us

te you (informal) os you all (informal)

lo you (formal) / him / it (masculine)

los you all (formal) / them (masculine)

la you (formal) / her / it (feminine)

las you all (formal) / them (feminine)

WHAT? WHOM?

Direct Object Pronouns

Indirect Object Pronouns• The indirect object of a sentence is usually a

person or a thing. • It usually refers to whom or for whom the action

of the verb in performed.

Sofia compró un boleto a su esposo.

subject verb direct object indirect object

Indirect Object PronounsIndirect objects (& their respective pronouns) refer to people already mentioned as indirect objects; that is, the pronoun tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is performed.

Sofia compró un boleto a su esposo.

subject verb direct object indirect object

Sofia le compró un boleto a su esposo.

indirect object pronoun indirect object

FOR WHOM DID SOFIA BUY THE TICKET?

Indirect Object Pronouns

singular plural

me to/for me nos to/for us

te to/for you (informal) os to/for you all (informal)

le to/for you (formal)/him/her/it

les to/for you all (formal) / them

TO WHOM? FOR WHOM?

Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns