1. Double
Object
Pronouns

2. • To
understand
how
to
use
double
object
pronouns,
you
MUST
understand
the
difference
between
Direct
Object
Pronouns
(DOPs)
and
Indirect
Object
Pronouns
(IOPs)

3. Direct
Object
Pronouns
• A
direct
object
receives
the
acBon
occurring
in
a
sentence
• The
direct
object
can
be
idenBfied
by
asking
“who?”
or
“what?”
• Mike
hit
the
ball.
– Mike
hit
what?
=
the
ball
• The
students
understand
the
teacher.
– The
students
understand
who?
=
the
teacher

4. me
nos
• Direct
objects
can
refer
to
people
and
te
things
lo/la
los/las
Yo
lo
veo.
I
see
it.
(lo
=
el
libro)
I
see
him.
(lo
=
Miguel)
Yo
la
veo.
I
see
it.
(la
=
la
biblioteca)
I
see
her.
(la
=
María)

5. Direct
Object
Pronouns
• ¿Comprendes
el
libro
de
español?
– Sí,
lo
comprendo.
– Do
you
understand
the
Spanish
book?
– Yes,
I
understand
it.

6. Direct
Object
Pronouns
• ¿Tienes
la
tarea?
– Sí,
la
tengo.
– Do
you
have
the
homework?
– Yes,
I
have
it.

7. Direct
Object
Pronouns
• ¿Llamas
a
tu
madre
cada
día?
– Sí,
la
llamo
cada
día.
– Do
you
call
your
mom
each
day?
– Yes,
I
call
her
each
day.

8. Direct
Object
Pronouns
• ¿Ven
ellos
la
televisión?
– Sí,
ellos
la
ven.
– Do
they
watch
TV?
– Yes,
they
watch
it.

9. Direct
Object
Pronouns
• ¿Vas
a
necesitar
las
maletas?
– Sí,
las
voy
a
necesitar.
– Sí,
voy
a
necesitarlas.
– Are
you
going
to
need
the
suitcases?
– Yes,
I
am
going
to
need
them.

10. Indirect
Object
Pronouns
• The
direct
object
can
be
idenBfied
by
asking
“to
whom?”
or
“for
whom?”
• He
is
giving
the
book
to
Maria.
– TO
WHOM
is
he
giving
the
book?
=
to
Maria
• My
mom
writes
me
every
week.
– TO
WHOM
does
my
mom
write?
=
to
me

11. me
nos
• Indirect
objects
can
refer
to
people
te
le
le
Te
compré
un
regalo.
I
bought
you
a
giY.
Ella
me
dice
la
verdad.
She
tells
me
the
truth.

12. Indirect
Object
Pronouns
• I
tell
them
many
lies.
– To
whom
do
you
tell
lies?
=
to
them
(les)
– Les
digo
muchas
menBras.

13. Indirect
Object
Pronouns
• Juan
gives
me
money.
– To
whom
does
Juan
give
money?
=
to
me
(me)
– Juan
me
da
dinero.

14. Indirect
Object
Pronouns
• The
teacher
helps
us.
– To
whom
does
the
teacher
help?
=
us
(nos)
– El
profesor
nos
ayuda.

15. • When
you
have
both
an
indirect
object
pronoun
and
a
direct
object
pronoun,
remember
the
following:
– Indirect
BEFORE
direct

16. He
gives
me
flowers.
• DOP
=
He
gives
what?
=
flowers
(las)
• IOP
=
To
whom
does
he
give
flowers?
=
to
me
(me)
• Él
me
da
flores.
=
He
gives
me
flowers.
• Él
me
las
da.
=
He
gives
them
(flowers)
to
me.
IOP
DOP

17. She
sells
you
the
book.
• DOP
=
She
sells
what?
=
the
book
(lo)
• IOP
=
To
whom
does
she
sell
the
book?
=
to
you
(te)
• Ella
te
vende
el
libro.
=
She
sells
you
the
book.
• Ella
te
lo
vende.
=
She
sells
it
(the
book)
to
you.
IOP
DOP

18. You
explain
Spanish
to
us.
• DOP
=
You
explain
what?
=
Spanish
(lo)
• IOP
=
To
whom
do
you
explain
Spanish?
=
to
us
(nos)
• Tú
nos
explicas
español.
=
You
explain
Spanish
to
us.
• Tú
nos
lo
explicas.
=
You
explain
it
(Spanish)
to
us.
IOP
DOP

19. Also,
remember…
• You
cannot
“LE
LO”
• When
you
have
le/les
with
lo/la/los/las,
you
must
change
the
le/les
to
SE
le
lo
=
se
lo
le
la
=
se
la
le
los
=
se
los
le
las
=
se
las
les
lo
=
se
lo
les
la
=
se
la
les
los
=
se
los
les
las
=
se
las

20. Mario
nunca
se
las
compra.
• Mario
never
buys
them
for
her.
• DOP:
Them
=
flores
(las)
• IOP:
for
her
=
(le
se)

21. • You
can
clarify
with
IOPs
to
help
understand
the
sentence.
• Ella
se
lo
dijo
a
él.
=
She
told
it
to
him.
• Nosotros
se
lo
explicamos
a
ellos.
=
We
explained
it
to
them.

22. You
should
explain
it
to
me.
• Debes
explicármela.
• Me
la
debes
explicar.
• You
explain
what?
=
la
película
(la)
• To
whom?
=
to
me
(me)

23. You
tell
them
to
her.
• Tú
se
las
dices
a
ella.
• Tell
what?
=
menBras
(las)
• To
whom?
=
her
(le

se)

24. I
wrote
them
to
him.
• Yo
se
las
escribí
a
él.
• Wrote
what?
=
cartas
(las)
• To
whom?
=
to
him
(le

se)

25. • When
you
use
object
pronouns
with
commands,
the
pronouns
are
agached
to
the
command
to
make
one
word.
• Tell
it
(masc)
to
me.
Dímelo.
• Buy
them
(fem)
for
her.
Compráselas.
• Explain
it
(fem)
to
us.
Explicánosla.

26. One
last
thing…
• If
you
decide
to
add
object
pronouns
to
the
infiniBve
(if
one
is
available)
or
to
a
command,
an
accent
mark
needs
to
be
placed
on
the
3rd
to
last
syllable.
• Debes
dármelo.
• Necesitas
comprárselas.
• ¿Puedes
decírmela?

27. PrácBca
1.
She
gives
them
(fem)
to
her
.
– Ella
______
_______
da.
2.
I'm
going
to
explain
it
(masc)
to
you.
– Voy
a
explicár___________.
or
______
_______
voy
a
explicar.
3.
We
write
them
(fem)
to
her
– Nosotros
_______
________
escribimos.
4.
You
are
telling
it
(masc)
to
us.
– Tú
______
______
dices.
5.
Paco
gives
them
(fem)
to
you.
– Paco
______
______
da.

28. 1.
She
gives
them
(fem)
to
her
.
– Ella
se
las
da.
2.
I'm
going
to
explain
it
(masc)
to
you.
– Voy
a
explicártelo
.
or
Te
lo
voy
a
explicar.
3.
We
write
them
(fem)
to
her.
– Nosotros
se
las
escribimos.
4.
You
are
telling
it
(masc)
to
us.
– Tú
nos
lo
dices.
5.
Paco
gives
them
(fem)
to
you.
– Paco
te
las
da.

29. 6.
I
buy
them
(masc)
for
you.
– Yo
_____
______
compro.
7.
We
sing
it
(masc)
to
her.
– Nosotros
______
______
cantamos.
8.
You
cook
them
(fem)
for
them.
– Tú
______
_______
cocinas.
9.
I
should
bring
it
(masc)
to
them.
– Yo
debo
traér___________.
or
Yo
_____
______
debo
traer.
10.
We
have
to
sell
them
(masc)
to
you.
– Tenemos
que
vendér________.
or
_____
______
tenemos
que
vender.

30. 6.
I
buy
them
(masc)
for
you.
– Yo
te
los
compro.
7.
We
sing
it
(masc)
to
her.
– Nosotros
se
lo
cantamos.
8.
You
cook
them
(fem)
for
them.
– Tú
se
las
cocinas.
9.
I
should
bring
it
(masc)
to
them.
– Yo
debo
traérselo.
or
Yo
se
lo
debo
traer.
10.
We
have
to
sell
them
(masc)
to
you.
– Tenemos
que
vendértelos.
or
Te
los
tenemos
que
vender.

31. 11.
You
should
tell
me
it
(fem).
– Debes
decír_______
.
or
____
______
debes
decir.
12.
Can
you
explain
it
(masc)
to
us?
– ¿Puedes
explicár_______
.
or
¿____
_____
puedes
explicar?
13.
We
write
them
(fem)
to
Pedro.
–
____
_____
escribimos
a
Pedro.
14.
Bring
it
(masc)
to
us.
– Traé________.
15.
Buy
them
(masc)
for
me.
– Comprá_________
.

32. 11.
You
should
tell
me
it
(fem).
– Debes
decírmela
.
or
Me
la
debes
decir.
12.
Can
you
explain
it
(masc)
to
us?
– ¿Puedes
explicárnoslo
.
or
¿Nos
lo
puedes
explicar?
13.
We
write
them
(fem)
to
Pedro.
–
Se
las
escribimos
a
Pedro.
14.
Bring
it
(masc)
to
us.
– Traénoslo.
15.
Buy
them(masc)
for
me.
– Comprámelos
.