Examples in English:I help you.◦receiving the action
Did you buy the book? I bought it.◦replacing the noun
Object Pronouns Continued
Direct Object Pronouns (DOPs): Used when a verb directly acts upon the object.
Direct Object Pronouns
Me-me Nos-us
Te-you Os-y’all
Lo-he/itLa-she/it
Los-themLas-them
Indirect object pronouns (IOPs) are used when the verb affects the noun in an indirect way.
Indirect Object Pronouns
Me-to /for me Nos-to /for us
Te-to/for you Os-to/for y’all
Le-to/for him/her/it
Les-to/for them
When you translate the indirect object pronouns into English you translate as “To whom” or “For whom”
IOPs Continued
Hablar-to talk (to you)
Escribir-to write (to you)
Comprar-to buy (for you)
Pedir-to ask (for it)
Servir-to serve (to you)
Traer-to bring (to you)
Dar-to give (to you)
Decir-to tell (to you)
IOPs-Verbs that use them
Siempre te digo mis secretos. I always tell you my secrets. (I always tell my secrets to you.)
Ejemplos
El doctor les da la medicina.
The doctor gives them the medicine.
(The doctor gives the medicine to them.)
Ejemplos
Where to put them?
Before a conjugated verb
Attached to an infinitive
Te quiero ver
◦I want to see you.
Le va a hablar.◦She is going to talk to him.
Quiero verte.◦I want to see you.
Va a hablarle.◦She is going to talk to him.