order of verb ,subject and ...
Hola !
what is the order of verb , subject and ... in Spanish ?
in English we know it is s + v+ o . but in Spanish i can not find any formula.
1 Answer
In cases where no pronouns or indirect objects are used, the order is usually the same as in English s+v+o
For example: Jack tira la pelota (Jack throws the ball)
If you add an indirect object then an indirect object pronoun MUST be placed before the verb, whether or not the indirect object's proper name is also given
Jack le tira la pelota a Jill (Jack throws the ball to Jill)
Jack le tira la pelota (Jack throws the ball to her)
If a direct object pronoun is used then it is placed before the verb as well and if le is used as the indirect object it must be changed to se (to avoid the awkward "le lo" or "le la").
Jack se la tira (Jack throws it to her)
Please keep in mind that these are simple examples but that in both Spanish and English s+v+o is not the only way to organize a sentence. Please also keep in mind that you will find "se" used in lots of grammatical constructions where it is not used as an indirect object pronoun. I would highly recommend completing the great free lessons taught by Paralee on this site. All of these things will be fully explained.
