Indirect pronouns vs. object of preposition pronouns

Question

The difference between Indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, les), and pronoun objects of a preposition (contigo, conmigo, a mi, de mi etc.) really confuses me. What is the difference?

Answer 1

Indirect object pronouns have to come either immediately before a conjugated verb (with or without a direct object pronoun after the indirect object pronoun), or appended to the end of a verb infinitive (again, with our without a direct object pronoun after the indirect object pronoun).

Prepositional pronouns must come immediately after a preposition, whether in the same word (conmigo, contigo, consigo, etc.) or not (a mí, de ti, para él, por Ud., etc.)

Espero que esto le ayude.

Great answer, amigo! - rac1, Feb 6, 2013

Thanks rac1! - sinmeta, Feb 6, 2013