spanish personal pronouns direct object
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| 1. Using Direct Object Pronouns | |
| 2. Word order with direct object pronouns | |
What is a direct object pronoun?A direct object pronoun is a word such as me, him, us and them, which is used instead of the noun to stand in for the person of thing most directly affected by the action expressed by the verb. |
I've lost my glasses. Have you seen them?
Have you met Jo? – “Yes, I Really like her!”
| Singular | Meaning | Plural | Meaning |
| me | me | nos | us |
| te | you (relating to tu) | os | you (relating to vosotros/vosotras) |
| lo | him it (masculine) you (relating to usted - masculine) | los | them (masculine) you (relating to ustedes - masculine) |
| la | her it (feminine) you (relating to usted - feminine) | las | them (feminine) you (relating to ustedes - (feminine) |
Note that you cannot use the Spanish direct object pronouns on their own without a verb or after a preposition such as a or de.
In orders and instructions telling someone NOT TO DO something. The pronoun does NOT join onto the end of the verb.
| Don't touch them. | No los toques. |
If the pronoun is the object of an infinitive (the to form of the verb) or a gerund (the-ing form of the verb), you always add the pronoun to the end of the verb to form one word, unless the infinitive or gerund follows another verb. Again, you may have to add written accent to preserve the stress.
| He left after fixing it. | Se fue despues de arreglarlo |
| You'll learn by practising it. | Practicandolo, aprenderas. |
Where an infinitive or gerund follows another verb, you can put the pronoun either at the end of the infinitive of gerund, or before the other verb.
| They are coming to see us. | Vienen a vernos or Nos vienen a ver |
| He's eating it. | Esta comiendolo or Lo esta comiendo |
