5.4 Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns

yo los espero aquí

I will wait for you here

ok

NOTE: When the verb is an infinitive construction, such as ir a +[infinitive] the direct object pronoun can be placed before the conjugated form or attached to the infinitive. EX. Ellos van a escribir unas postales→ - Ellos las van a escribir -or- - Ellos van a escribirlas EX. Lidia quiere ver una película→ - Lidia la quiere ver -or- - Lidia quiere verla

La llevo yo

i'll carry it

BEFORE the conjugated verb ex. Adela practica el tenis→Adela lo practica

in affirmative sentences, where do the direct object pronouns go?

Placed between the word NO and the verb ex. Gabriela no tiene las llaves→Gabriela no las tiene

in negative sentences, where do the direct object pronouns go?

me

me

nos

us

A negative sentence or phrase is one that contains a word such as "not," "no," "never," or "nothing ex. I've never seen him in my life

what's a negative sentence

stating that a fact is so; answering 'yes' to a question put or implied ex. Water freezes at 0°C

what's an affirmative sentence

te

you

las

you (f., form., plural) them (f.)

os

you (familiar, plural )

la

you (formal feminine), her, it (feminine)

lo

you (formal, male), him, it (masculine)

los

you (m., form. plural), them (m)

ok

NOTE: When a direct object noun in Spanish is a PERSON OR PET it is followed by the word a. This is called a personal a; THERE IS NO ENGLISH EQUIVALENT FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION Ex: Mariela mira a Carlos. - you use "a", because carlos is a person and he is the noun that receives the action of the verb mirar. Ex: Mariela mira television - you don't use "a" because television isn't a thing

Gerardo está leyendo la lección→Gerardo la está leyendo. -or- Gerardo está leyéndola.

NOTE: When the verb is in the present progressive, the direct object pronoun can be placed before the conjugated form or attached to the present participle. ¡Atención! When a direct object pronoun is attached to the present participle, an accent mark is added to maintain the proper stress.

ok

NOTE: like english, Spanish uses a direct object pronoun to avoid repeating a noun already mentioned

A direct object is a noun that receives the action of the verb. Don't get the direct object confused with the subject—the noun that performs the actions—or the verb itself. Direct objects usually answer the questions "what?" or "whom?"

What is a direct object noun?

A word that replaces a direct object noun

What is a direct object pronoun?

fotos

What is the direct object noun of of "Olga Lucia y Valentina estan tomando fotos?"