Direct Objects and Direct Objects and Direct Object PronounsDirect Object Pronouns

What is a direct object?What is a direct object?

It directly receives the action of the verbIt directly receives the action of the verb Answers the questionAnswers the question

Who? Who? Or Or What? What?

What is a pronoun?What is a pronoun?

Replaces (takes the place of ) a noun?Replaces (takes the place of ) a noun? What’s a noun?What’s a noun?

What are the direct object pronouns What are the direct object pronouns in Spanish?in Spanish?

Me = meMe = me Te = youTe = you Lo = it; himLo = it; him La = it; herLa = it; her Nos = usNos = us Los = themLos = them Las = themLas = them

Where can direct objects go in Where can direct objects go in Spanish sentences?Spanish sentences?

They may be placed before the conjugated They may be placed before the conjugated verb.verb.

El traje de bañoEl traje de baño

What direct object pronoun would replace What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?the noun above?

La plancha de velaLa plancha de vela

What direct object pronoun would replace What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?the noun above?

LaLa Why?Why? La plancha de vela is feminine and La plancha de vela is feminine and

singularsingular

Los esquísLos esquís

What direct object pronoun would replace What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?the noun above?

LosLos Why?Why? Los esquís is masculine and pluralLos esquís is masculine and plural

Las botasLas botas

What direct object pronoun would replace What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?the noun above?

LasLas Why?Why? Because las botas is feminine and pluralBecause las botas is feminine and plural

El tenistaEl tenista

What direct object pronoun would replace What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?the noun above?

LoLo Why lo?Why lo? Because el tenista is masculine (even Because el tenista is masculine (even

though the noun ends in an “a”. It’s an though the noun ends in an “a”. It’s an exception.exception.

Las gafas de solLas gafas de sol

What direct object pronoun would replace What direct object pronoun would replace the noun above?the noun above?

LasLas Why las?Why las? Because las gafas de sol is feminine and Because las gafas de sol is feminine and

pluralplural

Yo bateo un jonron.Yo bateo un jonron.

What is the direct object?What is the direct object? un jonronun jonron Why: What do I bat? A homerunWhy: What do I bat? A homerun How do I replace the direct object with the How do I replace the direct object with the

direct object pronoun?direct object pronoun? Yo lo bateo.Yo lo bateo. Why lo?Why lo? Because un jonron is masculine and feminine.Because un jonron is masculine and feminine.