Please help me with Direct Object replacement.

Question

Please help me with Direct Object replacement. ¿Tú das muchos regalos a tus padres? My answer was. Sí, doy los a mis padres.

Answer 1

To answer your question requires an understanding of indirect objects also. Parents is who you are giving to, so would be "les", but when "le" or "les" are used prior to any "lo, los, la, las" (direct objects) it becomes replaced with "se". So, "Les los doy" changes to "Se los doy" and the only optional thing about your answer would be the use of "a mis padres". Adding it becomes redundant to both parties in the conversation since it is clear, but grammatically, it is correct to add the clarifier "a mis padres", if you want to.

Answer 2

Hi theMax,

You forgot to put the DOP in front of the verb. And you also have an IOP, which requires an IOP pronoun.

So the correct sentence would be "Sí, se los doy a mis padres".

It's possible that your class won't make you responsible for knowing about the Indirect object pronoun? If so, you can omit the "se". But grammatically it is required.

¡Buena suerte amigo!

Answer 3

¿Tú das muchos regalos a tus padres? My answer was. Sí, doy los a mis padres.

¿ Le das muchos regalos a tus padres?.......

Si, les doy muchos regalos.

or

A mis padres les doy muchos regalos.

or

Si, a mis padres les doy muchos regalos.

PS You are responsible foor the tildes.

Answer 4

Right now you are saying, "Yes, I give the to my parents".

I need to answer the question substituting for the OD regalos. In English i would say Yes I give them to my parents. What pronoun do i use for regalos in this sentence? - theMax, Jan 17, 2010

los-it must match "regalos" in number and gender. "regalos" is masculine and plural. - 0074b507, Jan 17, 2010