1. Direct Object Pronouns

2. A direct object answers who or what after a verb. Juan prepara una pizza. What does Juan prepare?... the pizza

3. Direct Object Pronouns To avoid repeating a direct object, we often replace it with “it”. Do you understand the assignment? Yes, I understand it.

4. Direct Object Pronouns Spanish works the same way. The direct object pronouns are:

5. Lo Him, it, you (form.) La Her, it, you (form.) Los Them, you (pl.) Las Them, you (pl.)

6. Direct Object Pronouns Direct object pronouns can refer to people or things. They agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.

7. Direct Object Pronouns Lo replaces a masc. singular noun. La replaces a fem. singular noun.

8. Direct Object Pronouns Los replaces a masculine plural noun Las replaces a feminine plural noun

9. For example If Tomas were to be referred to as him, lo would be the pronoun we would use. Tomas = masc sing. Masc. singular d.o. pronoun = lo

10. For example If shoes were to be referred to as them, we would choose los. Zapatos = Masculine plural Los = Masculine plural pronoun

11. Direct Object Pronouns A direct object pronoun is placed just before the conjugated verb. ¿Compras tú el pan? Sí, lo compro.

12. If there is an infinitive verb, the pronoun is attached to the infinitive ending. Quiero comprar un helado. Lo quiero comprar. Quiero comprarlo.

13. When the pronoun replaces both a masculine and feminine direct object noun, los is used. ¿Compras el vestido y las dos faldas? Sí, los compro.

14. ¿Quieres mi libro? Practice

15. ¿Quieres mi libro? Sí, lo quiero. Gracias. Practice

16. ¿Compramos los ingredientes? Practice

17. ¿Compramos los ingredientes? Sí, los compramos. Practice

18. ¿Quieres comprar las verduras? Sí, las quiero comprar. Sí, quiero comprarlas. Practice