whats the easiest way to learn direct and indirect object pronouns
im having a problem understanding direct and indirect object pronouns and was wondering what was the easiest way to learn them
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Write and put examples in your notebook. Review them often and outload. Here are a few to get you started.
DO's:
En todo caso, ninguna persona nos va a oír. (In any case, no one will hear us.) nos = us
Pero Sarah la sujetaba con fuerza. (But Sarah held it tight.) la = it
Yo no lo puse ahí. (I didn't put it there.) lo = it
Aún no te he visto hoy. (I have not seen you yet today.) te = you
A veces creo que te tiene totalmente dominada. (Sometimes I think he has you completly under his control.) te = you
No te preocupes. (Don't you worry.) te = you
He venido para llevarte a casa. (I came to take you home.) te = you
La puso en el suelo. (He put her on the ground.) La = her
La oían hablar con la muñeca. (They heard her talk with a doll.) La = her
Ella enseguida lo puso junto al fuego. (Right away she put it next to the fire.) lo = it
IO's & DO's Together:
No se lo tengo. (I don't have it for you) {se = you, IO; lo = it, DO}
Ellos me los dan. (They give them to me.) {me = me, IO; los = them' DO}
Ella te la vende. (She sells it to you) {la = it, IO; te = you, DO}
Velma sacó una galleta de su bolsillo y se la lanzó. (Velma took a cracker [Scooby Snack] from her pocket and toosed ot to him.) {se la lanzó =she tossed it to him; la = it; se = him}
No, pero me siento mejo si se lo digo. (No, but I feel better if I say it to him.) {se = him, IO; lo = it; DO}
¿Te envió un pedazo, Laura? (Did she send you a piece Laura?) Te = you
To identify the indirect object use our two ideas:
- The indirect object tells us where the direct object is going.
- The indirect object answers the question "to whom?" or "for whom" the action of the verb is performed.
Hope this helps.
