What is the difference between the Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns?

Question

I'm kind of confused on this topic for Spanish

Answer 1

The indirect objects are me, te, le, nos, and les. They are used to describe for what or whom an action is done. The direct objects- me, te, lo/la, nos, and los/las, are used to tell what or who is receiving the action in the sentence.

Answer 2

Indirect: Juan nos compra un regalo. - Juan buys us a gift. Since we are who the gift is being bought for, nos is indirect. The buying is being done for us.

Direct: La como. - I eat it. In this sentence, it is what is being eaten. Since it is receiving the action, la is the direct object.

I know this is pretty confusing, I have always struggled with it a bit, too. Let me know if you need any further clarification, and I'll try to help as best I can.

Answer 3

so how would you translate: " Carlos threw our ball to us."? Would it be:

1. "Carlos nos nos tiró a nos."

or would it be

1. "Carlos nos la tiró a nos."

or am I not even close? Some help please?

Carlos nos tiró nuestra bola a nosotros. - SpanishPal, Jul 13, 2011

Thanks, SpanishPal. But what if I wanted to make "nuestra bola" a direct object pronoun? Then how would the sentence be written? - QueenT26, Jul 14, 2011

Then, it would be Carlos nos la tiro (the last "o" with a graphic accent) - Raff75, May 21, 2017

Answer 4

Hola Draikor and Welcome to the Forum!

I can understand your confusion. Direct Object pronouns and Indirect Object pronouns can be totally confusing.

You might want to check out the topic "More" at the top of each Spanish Dict page and then choose Reference and then Spanish Grammar and then scroll down to Direct Object Pronouns. There is information on Indirect Object pronouns as well.

Here's a link to that information.

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Answer 5

Alright, buena suerte.

Answer 6

Well, I will digest this piece of information and if I do need any more help I'll be sure to ask you. Tyvm

Answer 7

Can you give me an example?