Pronoun Usage "te vs a ti, etc"

Question

Hola a todos de nuevo. I am having trouble with pronouns when speaking. I know the general rule in Spanish is that when speaking in the past or present tense, pronouns proceed the noun, por ejemplo: "Te doy dinero todo los días". However, because of being used to English grammar, when I speak, I forget to put the pronoun in front of the verb and instead compensate with "a ti": "Doy a ti dinero todos los días". Of course, I am working on putting my pronouns before the verb, but for the time being, is this acceptable grammatically or not? Gracias.

I'm giving you a vote but please edit the word "english" in your post to "English." I suggest that you find some sentences to practice with the pronouns in the correct place. - Jubilado, Jan 29, 2016

cambiada - cmusba, Jan 30, 2016

Answer 1

"Doy a ti dinero todos los días"

This is not grammatically correct; "a ti" is only for emphasis, so it´s not required, but you must say "te doy" because this is the phrase that determines who the indirect object is.

gracias. - cmusba, Jan 29, 2016