Double Object Double Object PronounsPronouns

Direct Object & DOPDirect Object & DOPThe direct object is The direct object is the person or thing the person or thing receiving the receiving the benefit of the benefit of the action…action…

Direct Object & DOPDirect Object & DOPMaría washes the María washes the car.car.The “car” is receiving The “car” is receiving the benefit of being the benefit of being washedwashed

Direct Object & DOPDirect Object & DOPJohn buys a John buys a giftgift..The “gift” is receiving The “gift” is receiving the benefit of being the benefit of being bought.bought.

Direct Object & DOPDirect Object & DOPSometimes we Sometimes we changechange the direct the direct object to a pronounobject to a pronoun

Direct Object & DOPDirect Object & DOPMaría washes the María washes the it.it.Now the “it” (still a Now the “it” (still a direct object) is a direct object) is a pronounpronoun

Direct Object & DOPDirect Object & DOPIn Spanish a pronoun In Spanish a pronoun must match the must match the gender and number of gender and number of the noun it is the noun it is replacingreplacing

Direct Object & DOPDirect Object & DOP

meme nosnos

tete osos

lo, lalo, la los, laslos, las

Direct Object & DOPDirect Object & DOPBecause “car” in Because “car” in Spanish is masculine Spanish is masculine and singular change it and singular change it to “lo” in Spanishto “lo” in Spanish

Direct Object & DOPDirect Object & DOPIn Spanish we place In Spanish we place the pronoun BEFORE the pronoun BEFORE the verbthe verb

María María lolo lava. lava.

Indirect Object & IOPIndirect Object & IOPThe Indirect Object is The Indirect Object is the person or thing the person or thing receiving the benefit receiving the benefit of the direct objectof the direct object

Indirect Object & IOPIndirect Object & IOPJohn gives John gives meme a gift. a gift.““Me” is receiving the Me” is receiving the gift and is an Indirect gift and is an Indirect ObjectObject

Indirect Object & IOPIndirect Object & IOPIn Spanish the IOP’s In Spanish the IOP’s are ALMOST the same are ALMOST the same as the DOP’s as the DOP’s except except forfor the 3 the 3rdrd person person

Indirect Object & IOPIndirect Object & IOP

meme nosnos

tete osos

lele lesles

Indirect Object & IOPIndirect Object & IOPLike the DOP, the IOP Like the DOP, the IOP is placed BEFORE the is placed BEFORE the verbverb

Juan Juan meme compra el compra el regalo.regalo.

DOP’s and IOP’s DOP’s and IOP’s TogetherTogether

When you have When you have both the convention both the convention is a little differentis a little different

DOP’s and IOP’s DOP’s and IOP’s TogetherTogether

They are still They are still placed BEFORE placed BEFORE verbverb

IOP first then DOPIOP first then DOP

DOP’s and IOP’s DOP’s and IOP’s TogetherTogether

Here’s where it Here’s where it gets sticky…gets sticky…

If IOP and DOP are If IOP and DOP are both 3both 3rdrd person, person, change IOP to change IOP to sese

She gave it to She gave it to me.me.

it = DOPit = DOPme = IOPme = IOP

Let’s say the Let’s say the “it” is a gift…“it” is a gift…(masculine (masculine singular) singular)

Ella dio.Ella dio.meme lloo

DOP’s and IOP’s DOP’s and IOP’s TogetherTogether

Sometimes the Sometimes the English uses a English uses a prepositional prepositional phrase instead of phrase instead of a simple IOP…a simple IOP…

DOP’s and IOP’s DOP’s and IOP’s TogetherTogether

In that event, In that event, change the object change the object of the preposition of the preposition to an IOPto an IOP

They bought They bought them them for youfor you..

Ellos Ellos compraron.compraron.

tete laslas

My mom will My mom will give it to me.give it to me.

Mi mamá Mi mamá meme lolo dará.dará.

Carlos will wash Carlos will wash it for him.it for him.

Carlos Carlos sese lolo lavará.lavará.

DOP’s and IOP’s DOP’s and IOP’s TogetherTogether

Because the “it” Because the “it” here is a car (m/s) here is a car (m/s) and “him” is also and “him” is also masculine masculine singular…singular…

DOP’s and IOP’s DOP’s and IOP’s TogetherTogether

The IOP would The IOP would be “le” and the be “le” and the DOP would be DOP would be “lo”“lo”

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The guys gave it to The guys gave it to her. (“it” is a car)her. (“it” is a car)

Los muchachos Los muchachos sese lolo dio. dio.

PracticePracticeHer mom fills it Her mom fills it (the (the cup=la)cup=la) for the baby. for the baby.

Su mamá Su mamá sese lala llena llena al bebé.al bebé.

(prepositional phrase (prepositional phrase clarifies the “se”clarifies the “se”

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Who bought them Who bought them ((sweaters = lossweaters = los) for ) for the twins?the twins?

¿Quién ¿Quién sese loslos compró?compró?

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She bought it She bought it ((raquet=laraquet=la) for you ) for you (fam/pl)(fam/pl)

¿Quién ¿Quién sese lala compró?compró?