PRONOUNS Subject, Direct Object, Indirect Object and Prepositional.

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PRONOUNS Subject, Direct Object, Indirect Object and Prepositional

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PRONOUNS

Subject, Direct Object, Indirect Object and

Prepositional

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Subject pronouns are used to indicate the person or object who is or does in a sentence.

I am.Who are you?The cat sat on the mat. It sat on the mat.

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In Spanish, subject pronouns usually refer to people, and are not normally used for inanimate objects.

yo I

tú you (inf.)

él/ella he/she

usted you (formal)

(Ud.)

nosotros/ we nosotrasvosotros/ you vosotras (inf.)ellos/ellas they

ustedes you (Uds.) (formal)

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¡Hola! Yo soy jugadora de hockey.

¡Hola! Yo también soy jugador de hockey.

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¡Hola! Somos Juan y María. Nosotros somos amigos.

¡Nosotras somos las campeonas!

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¡Buenos días! ¿Cómo estás tú?

¡Gracias! ¡Qué amables sois vosotros!

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¿Cómo está usted?

Ustedes son de Canadá, ¿no?

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Ella es la reina de Egipto.

Fita y Pita son bailarinas.

Ellas son bailarinas.

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Juan es estudiante.

Él es estudiante.

Pito y Pato son doctores.

Ellos son doctores.

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Direct object pronouns replace direct object nouns. These pronouns refer to people, animals or things already mentioned, and are used to avoid repeating the noun.

I don’t want that job! I don’t want it!

Can you see Pablo and Carlos? Can you see them?

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Direct Object Pronouns

me me

te you (fam.)

lo you (m.formal)

him, it (m.) la you (f.formal)

her, it (f.)

nos us

os you (fam.)

los you (formal&fam.)them (m.)

las you (formal&fam.)them (f.)

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Direct object pronouns are placed before a conjugated verb form.

El dragón lee el periódico.

El dragón lo lee.

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El extraterrestre nos saluda.

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Paco quiere a Paca.

Paco la quiere.

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¡Pero el jefe no quiere a sus empleados!

El jefe no los quiere.

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As well as coming before the conjugated verb, a direct object pronoun may also be attached to an infinitive...

Juan no puede contestar el teléfono.

No lo puede contestar.

No puede contestarlo.

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…or to a present participle. Careful! You may need a written accent.

El soldado está tocando la trompa.

La está tocando.Está tocándola.

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El gato no está tomando su leche.

El gato no la está tomando.

No está tomándola.

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¿No me vas a llamar?

¿No vas a llamarme?

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Indirect object pronouns tell to, from or for whom or what an action is done.

Will you buy me some milk?I asked her for help.The professor explained it to us.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

me to/for me

te to/for you(inf.)

le to/for you(formal),him, her,

it

nos to/for us

os to/for you(inf.)

les to/for you(formal),them

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Like the direct object pronoun, the indirect object pronoun is placed before the conjugated verb form.

Te mando una carta.

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The indirect object pronoun can also be attached to an infinitive or present participle. A written accent may be needed.

Juanito le está mandando flores a Marita.

Juanito está mandándole flores.

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El gato quiere tocarnos una melodía.

El gato nos quiere tocar una melodía.

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Use indirect object pronouns even when the indirect object is stated explicitly.

Papá Noël les trae regalos a los niños.

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To avoid ambiguity, le and les are often clarified with the preposition “a” + pronoun.

Les va a tocar una melodia a Uds. (for you).

Les va a tocar una melodia a ellos (for them).

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For emphasis or clarification, use a mí, a ti, a nosotros/as, or a vosotros/as with indirect object pronouns.

¿Te preparo una taza de té a ti?

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Prepositional pronouns are used after any preposition. Commonly-used prepositions are: a, de, en, para, por, sin, con, antes de, después de, etc.

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The prepositional pronouns have the same form as the subject pronuns, except for the first- and second-person singular.

mí meti youél him, itella her, itusted you (Ud.)

nosotros,as usvosotros,as youellos themellas themustedes you (Uds.)

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El carro choca contra el poste.

El carro choca contra él.

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¿Para quién es el regalo?

¿Es para ti?¿Es para

nosotros?¿Es para ella?¡No! ¡Es para

mí!

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¿Tienes miedo del monstruo?

¿Tienes miedo de él?

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The preposition con has irregular forms when used with the first-and second-person singular pronouns only. Así, ...

Conversan con sus amigos.

Conversan con ellos.

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Pero, ...

¡El extraterrestre quiere hablar contigo!

¡Estoy segura que no quiere hablar conmigo!