Is "Yo" used as an objective pronoun?

Question

I can't recall an example, but I know I've heard it used that way.

I just had to come and find out what your first question was, since you mentioned it with fondness. And whaddya know! It was Moe!! :-D - chaparrito, Jan 2, 2010

Answer 1

¡hola!, Volponecito:

In the English language, an objective (or object) pronoun indicates that the pronoun is acting as the object of a verb, a compound verb, a preposition, or an infinitive phrase. The objective (or object) pronouns are:

 

English Object Pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st Pers	Me	Us
2nd Pers	You	You
3rd Pers	Him, Her, It	Them

 

In the Spanish Language, the object pronouns are identified as direct object pronouns or as indirect object pronouns. Here are both sets of object pronouns in Spanish:

 

.....Direct Object Pronouns .....Indirect Object Pronouns

	Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural
1st Pers	Me	Nos	1st Pers	Me	Nos
2nd Pers	Te	Os	2nd Pers	Te	Os
3rd Pers	Lo, La	Los, Las	3rd Pers	Le	Les

 

From these tables, it’s evident that “Yo” is not used as an object pronoun. SpanishDict has a couple of Reference Articles dealing with Object Pronouns You can read them by following these links:

For direct object pronouns ----> Direct Object Pronouns

For indirect object pronouns ----> Indirect Object Pronouns

 

I hope this is the information you were asking about.

Recuerdos/Regards,

Moe

Thanks. Comprehensive and concise response. What I've heard is non-standard Spanish; seems probable - after all, I hear a lot of non-standard English, too! - 0057ed01, Nov 11, 2009

Answer 2

Are you thinking of "menos yo"? In that usage. "menos" acts as a preposition, and "yo" is used as the object. That's the only time I can think of, and I'm not sure that it's standard Spanish. I definitely heard it used in Venezuela.

Thank you. Interesting construction. Likely what I've heard is not standard Spanish either. I'll be attuned to find other examples. - 0057ed01, Nov 11, 2009