Indirect Object Pronouns

Los pronombres de objeto indirecto

We’ve seen three types of pronouns so far: Subject: yo, tú, él… Reflexive: me, te, se… Direct object: me, te, lo, la…

In this slide show, we are going to look at one more type: indirect objects.

What’s an indirect object?

Complete these sentences: Ms. Gallegos gave ___ a high five. Bill Gates sent ___ a million dollars. My parents bought ___ a Rolls Royce. Julia told ___ the meaning of life.

So tell me the answer!

Did you say something like?.... Ms. Gallegos gave you a high five. Bill Gates sent me a million dollars. My parents bought my little sister a Rolls

Royce. Julia told the class the meaning of life.

Indirect objects What goes into those blanks is the

indirect object. The indirect objects in these sentences are the people who received something: you, me, your mom, your best friend, your best friend’s aunt’s mother, everyone!

Indirect objects Indirect objects answer the question “To

whom?” or “For whom?” and are used when you mean “to” or “for” someone or something.

For example: I delivered the mail. (To whom?) I delivered the mail to my neighbor. I did the favor. (For whom?) I did the favor for my little sister.

Some common verbs

IOP’s are often used with certain verbs. Now, fill out the chart!

Dar – to give Enviar / Mandar – to send Comprar – to buy Decir – to tell Regalar – to give a gift

Some common verbs

Escribir – to write Enseñar – to teach Leer – to read Pagar – to pay Traer / Llevar – to bring

Some common verbs

Mostrar – to show Escuchar – to listen Prestar – to borrow Presentar – to present / introduce

What are the forms?

The “indirect objects” are… me > me te > you le > him, her, “Ud.” nos > us les > them, “Uds.” You already learned these pronouns!

They are used w/ gustar and gustar-like constructions…. fascinar, interesar, molestar, etc.

You will notice… …that unlike direct object pronouns, the

indirect objects le and les are both masculine and feminine. Sometimes, to make clearer to whom they are referring, they are accompanied by a phrase that clarifies them. (e.g. Le hablo a Juan. Le hablo a Paquita.)

¡Vamos a practicar!

Complete each sentence with an appropriate indirect object pronoun. The recipient for each sentence is provided.

Remember to place all objects before a one-word verb form.

¿Lo sabes? [Recipient: me] Mis padres ___

enviaron $100 para comprar un vestido nuevo.

Mis padres me enviaron $100 para comprar un vestido nuevo.

Otro, por favor. [Recipient: you] ¿ ___ enviaron tus

padres dinero también? ¿ Te enviaron tus padres dinero

también?

Muy bien. [Recipient: her] Diego ___ compró un

anillo (ring) a Luisa. Diego le compró un anillo (ring) a Luisa.

¿Me das otro? [Recipient: us] El profesor de cálculo

___ da mucha tarea. El profesor de cálculo nos da mucha

tarea.

DOUBLE TROUBLE!!!! – DOUBLE OBJECT

PRONOUNS In all of the examples, there are two

objects. That is, someone is giving something to someone. The something, or object given, is the __________ and the someone, or recipient of the action, is the ___________.

DOP, IOP

Say what??? We can use both direct and indirect

objects in the same sentence. …¡por supuesto!

Double ObjectPronouns

“Tengo que comprar un libro para la clase de historia, pero no tengo dinero. Mis padres me lo van a enviar por Western Union.”

IOP (Recipient): ____________ Recipient: me

DOP (Thing rec’d.): ____________ Thing received: lo (el dinero)

I do! Mis padres me lo van a enviar por

Western Union. Note that the indirect object precedes

the direct object. Think “indirect, direct object”: I DO!

L + L = S + L No, this is not hardcore math! There is

a special rule about double object pronouns that you will need to know: if a sentence has two objects that both start with L, the first one changes to SE.

Por ejemplo... “Yo envié una carta a mi hermano.” You could say “Yo le envié una carta.” (I sent him a

letter.) Or you could say “Yo la envié a mi hermano.” (I sent

it to my brother.) Or you could also say “Se la envié.” (I sent it to him.) Note how the “le” changes to “se.” You cannot

say “le la envié” because both objects starts with an “L” and that just sounds bad.

¡Practiquemos! La directora dio un mensaje a la

secretaria. La directora ___ ___ dio. La directora se lo dio.

IOP = se (la secretaria) DOP = lo (el mensaje)

¡Otro, por favor! Carmen envió dinero a su hija. Carmen ___ ___ envió. Carmen se lo envió.

IOP = se (su hija) DOP = lo (el dinero)

Uno más y acabamos.

Mis padres regalaron unos cheques a mi hermana.

Mis padres ___ ___ regalaron. Mis padres se los regalaron.

IOP = se (mi hermana) DOP = los (unos cheques)

¡Ya está! To summarize, here are the four forms you will need

for Spanish:

Subject Reflexive DOP IOP yo me me me tú te te te Él/ella/Ud. se lo, la le Nosotros nos nos nos Vosotos os os os Ellos/ellas/Uds. se los, las les, *se

¡Más práctica!

Completen la actividad 3 (p. 14) y actividad 6 (p. 15).