11.8.6

Direct Object

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What is the Direct Object?

The direct object is the object or thing that is having something done to it. For example 'I wash the dog'. In this sentence, the dog is the direct object. In Spanish, dog would be replaced by a pronoun. The sentence would become 'I wash it'.

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Me - me

  • Ella me ama.
    • She loves me.
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Te - you

  • Te veo.
    • I can see you.
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Lo, la, (le) - him, her, it

  • Lo is used for masculine things and people.
    • Yo como el pollo → Yo lo como.
      • I eat chicken → I eat it.
  • La is used for feminine things and people.
    • Henrique tiene la cuchara → Henrique la tiene.
      • Henry has the spoon → Henry has it.
  • Le is used when talking about people who are masculine in some parts of Spain.
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Nos - us

  • Nos invitaron a almorzar.
    • They invited us to have lunch.
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Os - you

  • Os echo de menos.
    • I miss you.
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Los, las, (les) - them, you

  • 'Los' is used for male things and people.
    • Necesito los zapatos → los necesito.
      • I need the trainers → I need them.
  • 'Las' is used for feminine people and things.
    • Vemos a las chicas → las vemos.
      • We can see the girls → We can see them.
  • Les is often used in Spain for people who are masculine.
    • Veo a los chicos → les veo.
      • I see the boys &rightarow; I see them

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