Direct+Object+Pronouns

DOPs

Spanish DOPs are used in place of a noun They answer the question "What?" or "Who?"
 * **1st person** || me (me) || nos (us) ||
 * **2nd person** || te (you, familiar) || os (you, familiar plural) ||
 * **3rd person** || lo, la (it, him, her, you formal) || los, las (them, you, formal plural) ||
 * **3rd person** || lo, la (it, him, her, you formal) || los, las (them, you, formal plural) ||

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 * **//me//** — me — //Juan puede ver**me**.//John can see me.
 * **//te//** — you (singular familiar) — //No **te** conoce.// He doesn't know **you**.
 * **//lo//** — you (singular masculine formal), him, it — //No puedo ver**lo**//. I can't see **you**, or I can't see **him**, //or// I can't see **it**.
 * **//la//** — you (singular feminine formal), her, it — //No puedo ver**la**//. I can't see **you**, or I can't see **her**, //or// I can't see **it**.
 * **//nos//** — us — //**Nos** conocen.// They know **us.**
 * **//os//** — you (plural familiar) — **//Os// ayudaré.** I will help **you**.
 * **//los//** — you (plural formal, masculine or mixed masculine and feminine), them (masculine or mixed masculine and feminine) — //**Los** oigo.// I hear **you**, //or// I hear **them**.
 * **//las//** — you (plural feminine formal), them (feminine) — //**Las** oigo.// I hear **you**, //or// I hear **them**.

> **Juan lo tiene.** > Juan tiene = John hasJuan tiene el libro. = John has the book.Juan **lo** tiene. = John has it. > but > **María los tiene.** > María tiene = Mary hasMaría tiene los libros. = Mary has the books.María **los** tiene. = Mary has them. INSERT PUPPY IN BOWL PIC HERE Puppy in a bowl. You're welcome. Adapted from studyspanish.com Images from treehousespanish.blogspot.com and clubs.akc.org

=__**Direct Object Pronoun**__=



A direct object pronoun is an object that directly receives the action of the verb. The subject performs the action on this entity or person, and this is known as **the direct object**.

In English, this is seen quite commonly in everyday speech. __He__ hit the **the baseball** out of the park. (__He__ = subject, **baseball** = direct object) In this sentence, a human is performing the action of 'hit' on the direct object,
 * Example.
 * the baseball.** ||

Often times, we substitute this entity/person who receives the action with a pronoun. This is also seen quite often in everyday English. __He__ hit the **it** out of the park. (__He__ = subject, **it** = direct object) In this sentence, a human is performing the action of 'hit' on the direct object, **it (which** __**'It' in this case is the pronoun of the direct** ** object, the direct object pronoun. **__ || Direct object pronouns are used as commonly in Spanish as they are in English and they help in everyday conversation.
 * Example.
 * refers to the baseball in the example above).**

In Spanish, we refer to direct object pronouns based on gender and person.

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Spanish equivalents of me/him/her/it can be found below.
 * || **Singular** || **Plural** ||
 * **1st Person** || me |me| || nos |us| ||
 * **2nd Person** || te |you| || os |you (all)| ||
 * **3rd Person** || lo,la |him/it, her |* || los,las |them|* ||
 * *the 3rd person direct object pronouns can also refer to you-formal form (in Spanish, this is usted/ustedes)

Another important fact to remember is that the direct object pronoun __can come before or after__ the verb. When the direct object pronoun comes after the verb, __the verb and the direct object are linked together as one word__. Some examples below:


 * Spanish || English || Direct Object Pronoun ||
 * Rodriguez lo mira. || Rodriguez sees him. || lo = him ||
 * Eric debe hablarnos. || Eric should talk to us. || nos = us ||
 * Alex lo bebe. || Alex drinks it. || lo = it ||
 * Fransisco abrazala. || Fransisco hugs her. || la = her ||
 * Timon os vende. || Timon sells to you (all). || os = you (all) ||
 * Timon los vende. || Timon sells to you (all) (formal). || los = you (all) (formal) ||

Now, it's time for some practice! Exercises below.

//__Scatter__// //__Rags to Riches__// __//Multiple Choice Quiz Practice//__

When you feel you are ready with direct object pronouns in Spanish, be sure to take the following three quizzes to indicate completion.

__**Quiz 1**__ __**[|Quiz 2]**__ __**Quiz 3**__ __

=**Direct Object Pronouns**= 1. The objects that directly receives the action of the verb is called direct object pronouns. 2. The direct object pronoun answers the question "what" or "whom." 3. Replacing the nouns with the pronous often make the sentence sound better. 4. These pronouns can take place of people's name.

__Direct object pronouns__ are similar to direct objects. They both __receive the action__ done in the sentence. But the only thing that changes is that instead of using the name of the noun, you __replace it with pronouns__:me, te, lo, la, nos, os, los, las. I like pizza. I eat __it__ everyday. The direct object pronoun in this sentence is, "it" which replaces the noun "pizza." You can figure this out because the pronoun, "it" receives the action of eating in the sentence. It also makes the sentences flow better because it doesnt repeat the noun in the second sentence twice.
 * __1st Person__ || **me** (me) || **nos** (us) ||
 * __2nd Person__ || **te** (informal) || **os** (you-all informal) ||
 * __3rd Person__ || **lo,la** (he/she, it, you-formal) || **los, las** (them, you-all formal) ||
 * Example:** Me gusta la pizza. Yo __la__ como todos las dias.