Spanish Grammar
Pronunciation & Accents
Gender & Def./Indef. Articles Subject Pronouns
The Verb Ser
Plural Nouns & Adjectives
The Calendar
Cardinal & Ordinal Numbers
Telling Time
Hay
Verbs - The Present Tense
The Verb Ir
The Verb Tener
The Verb Estar
Ser vs. Estar
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Possessive Pronouns
Stem-Changing Verbs
Object Pronouns
The Verb Gustar
The Weather
Reflexive Verbs
Por vs. Para
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The Verb Acabar de
The Verb Volver a
The Past Tense - Pretérito Prepositions
Informal Commands
The Past Tense - Imperfecto
Preterit vs. Imperfect
Past Participles
Present Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense
The Subjunctive
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The Future Tense
The Conditional Tense
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Direct Object Pronouns (D.O.P.)
Learn Spanish: Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish
This learn Spanish grammar lesson goes over Spanish object pronouns, which can be broken down into direct object pronouns (D.O.P.) and indirect object pronouns (I.O.P.) In this learn Spanish grammar lesson, we will focus on Spanish direct object pronouns. At the end of this lesson, you can click on the link to review the indirect object pronoun in Spanish. The final lesson, page 3, is on using both in a sentence.
In a sentence the object or a person that directly receives the action of the verb is called the Direct Object. The direct object answers the question "what?" or "who?" in regards to what the subject of the sentence is doing.
The Direct Object in each sentance is in bold.
| Who? |
Yo busqué a Maria. |
I looked for Mary. |
| Yo la busqué en la universidad. |
I looked for her in the university |
| What? |
María escribió una carta |
Mary wrote a letter. |
| María la escribió. |
Mary wrote it. |
Maria is the direct object and la is the direct object pronoun.
Una carta is the direct object and la is the direct object pronoun.
These are the forms:
| Me |
Me |
| Te |
You (informal) |
| Lo |
Him, You (formal), It (masculine) |
| La |
Her, You (formal), It (femine) |
| Nos |
Us |
| Os |
You all (only used in Spain) |
| Los |
Them, You all (masculine) |
| Las |
Them, You all (feminine) |
In Spanish, the D.O.P. that replaces the direct object when it is a noun must agree in number and gender of the noun.
| ¿Escribiste un mensaje? |
Did you write a message? |
| Sí, lo escribí |
Yes, I wrote it. |
In Spanish, the D.O.P. must be placeed before the verb when there is only one verb.
If there is more than one verb, that is, a conjugated verb + infinitive or gerund of a second verb, then the D.O.P. can be placed in front of the whole verbal structure or attached to the infinitive or gerund creating one word.
INFINITIVE
| ¿Vas a compar un libro? |
Are you going to buy a book? |
| Si, lo voy a comprar. (in front) |
Yes, I am going to buy it. |
| Si, voy a comprarlo. (attached) |
Yes, I am going to buy it. |
GERUND
| Estas leyendo una novela? |
Are you reading a novel? |
| Si, estoy leyendola. (attached) |
Yes, I am reading it. |
| Si, la estoy leyendo. (in front) |
Yes, I am reading it. |
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