Pronombres de complemento directo

Direct object pronouns

What is a noun?

What is a pronoun?A noun is a person, place, or thing…or idea.

A pronoun takes the place of a noun.

What is a direct object (un complemento directo)?The direct object receives the action of the verb. It answers what? or whom? receives the action of the verb.

Por ejemplo…

The quarterback throws the ball.Subject noun verb Direct object

So, what is a direct object pronoun (un pronombre de complemento directo)?

The direct object pronoun takes the place of the direct

object.

A ver…with what can we replace our direct object?

The quarterback throws the ball.

Subject noun verb Direct object

The quarterback throws it.Subject noun verb Direct object

pronoun

*In English, the direct object pronoun (DOP) comes after the

verb just like the direct object (DO)…pero en español

En español the DOP comes before the verb.I speak Spanish. Yo hablo español.

I speak it. Yo lo hablo.DO DO

DOP DOP

Pronombres de complemento directo

Masculine Feminine

Singular

Plural

lo la

los las

Otros ejemplos…

I bought stamps. Yo compré sellos.

I bought them. Yo los compré.

She took out the trash. Sacó la basura.

She took it out. La sacó.

Hay más pronombres de complemento directo…

me

te

lo, la

nos

os

los, las

Placement in a sentence:

What is the “rule of thumb” with all pronouns… you did this with reflexive pronouns?

THEY GO BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB!!!!

OR

If you have an INFINITIVE… you can attach it to

the INFINITIVE!!!

They planned to buy shampoo.

Ellos pensaron comprar el champú.

RULE OF THUMB: Ellos lo pensaron comprar.

O:

Ellos pensaron comprarlo.