Direct Object Pronouns
Direct objects Answer the question…?
Who? What?
I bought the book. What did I buy? The book = direct object
We saw your friends. Who did we see? Friends = direct object
Pronoun A direct object pronoun shortens the direct object to avoid repition. The book – it Your friends - them
Direct object pronouns in Spanish Lo – him/you (formal)/it Los – them/y’all (ustedes)/those things La – her/you (formal)/it Las – them/y’all (ustedes)/those things
Ejemplos Yo compré el libro.
El libro = direct object What’s the pronoun for el libro?
El libro = lo Yo lo compré.
Vimos tus amigos
Who did we see? Tus amigos = direct object What’s the pronoun?
Tus amigos = los Los vimos.
Where do they go? Put the direct object pronoun directly before the conjugated verb: ¿Tu hablaste con la profesora? Sí, la hablé.
Or… Attached to an infinitive form (unconjugated) of the verb. ¿Vais a comprar el champú? No, no vamos a cómprarlo. OR No, no lo vamos a comprar.