Los pronombres indirectos

Essential Questions

• What is an indirect object?• What is an indirect object pronoun?• Where does the indirect object pronoun go in

a sentence?• What does an indirect object pronoun

communicate with the listener?

Indirect Objects

• Answer the question “to who” or “for whom” the action was performed.

Example:Mario gives Maria the book.What does Mario give? = the direct objectWho does he give it to? = the indirect object

ExampleI have a ticket for Carly.

-The direct object is the ticket. It receives the direct action of the verb.

-What is the indirect object? Carly

Carly answers the question of whom the ticket is for.

The indirect object tells where the object is going.

He buys me flowers.

What does he buy? = direct objectWho does he buy them for? = indirect object

The pronouns

• Pronouns replace words• Indirect object pronouns replace the indirect

object which means it removes it from the sentence.

me (to me, for me) nos (to us, for us)

te ( to you, for you; informal) os ( to/for y’all)

le (to/for him, her, you; formal) les (to/for you all or them)

Sentence structure with the pronoun…

+ + +

Ejemplo:Juan compra muchas flores para mí.

Juan me compra muchas flores.

subject verb direct objectindirect object

pronoun

What does Juan buy? = direct object

Where is the direct object going? = indirect object

Replace the para mí with the I.O.P. and rewrite the sentence

Ejemplos

Now do the practice sentence on your paper.