1. Direct object pronouns Unidad 4 lección 1

2. Hmm… What is a DOP? Fix something in this paragraph… This Saturday is my sister’s birthday. I want to buy a cheap, stupid gift for her tomorrow. I don’t want to pay too much for the cheap, stupid gift. I think I’ll buy the cheap, stupid gift for her at Walmart. I need to send the cheap, stupid gift to her by overnight mail. I think I’ll ship the cheap, stupid gift to her by FedEx. I hope the cheap, stupid gift gets to her in time for her party.

3. What should be changed? Right! Cheap, stupid gift should be changed to IT

4. Definition A Direct Object Pronoun is a pronoun that receives the action of a verb. It answers the questions: What? Who?

5. More English examples I have the homework  I have it. You give the test  You gave it. Elena throws the ball  She throws it. We sing the song  We sing it. Y’all can’t find the study guide  Y’all can’t find it. They repeat the question  They repeated it.

6. Here’s how you say IT If the object is MASCULINE and SINGULAR Lo If the object is FEMININE and SINGULAR La If the object is MACULINE and PLURAL Los If the object is FEMININE and PLURAL Las

7. Examples in Spanish Tengo la tarea  La tengo. Das el examen  Lo das. Elena tira la pelota  Elena la tira. Cantamos la canción  La cantamos. No podeis encontrar la guia de estudias  No la podéis encontrar. Repiten la pregunta  La repiten.

8. What do you notice About the placement of the DOP in the sentence?

9. Right! It comes BEFORE the VERB!

10. DOPS can also be People Since the definition of a DOP is: A pronoun that receives the action of the verb The bus takes me. We love you. The book helps him. The teacher gives us. The flight attendant helps y’all. The taxi drives them.

11. Here’s how you say… Me  me You  te He  lo She  la We  nos Y’all  os They (masc.)  los They (fem.)  las

12. For you chart lovers Yo- MENosotros- NOS Tu- TEVosotros- OS Él/Object (m/s)- LOEllos/Object (m/p)- LOS Ella/Object (f/s)-LAEllas/Object (f/p)- LAS

13. Examples in Spanish El autobus me toma. (The bus takes me) Nosotros te amamos. (We love you) El libro lo ayuda. (The book helps him) La profesora nos da. (The teacher gives us) El auxiliar de vuelo os ayuda. (The flight attendant helps y’all) El taxi los conduce. (The taxi drives them)

14. Now your turn Come up with a list of people and things (at least 5) in Spanish. Give the DOP that goes with the object or person. Ej: el libro  lo