Direct- and indirect-object pronouns combined
8-16 Dos amigas hablan. Completa las oraciones.
MARÍA: Juanita, ¿quién ______ mandó las flores?
JUANITA: Alejandro ____, ____ mandó.
MARÍA: ¿Vas a mostrar ____ a tus papás?
JUANITA: Sí, ____ , ______ voy a mostrar ahora mismo.
i am confused with direct object and indirect object , help plz!
If you have had a good English class, that helps with the difference between the direct object and the indirect object. Here are the object pronouns (with the English translation in parentheses)
Direct OBjects:
me (me), te (you, familiar, singular), lo (him or it for a masculine singular noun), la (her or it, for a feminine singular noun) as well as lo (you, formal, singular(Ud.) male) and la (you, formal, singular, female) PLURAL: nos (us), os (you-all, familiar plural vosotros/vosotras), los (them - masculine plural or masculine and feminine plural + you-all, formal (uds.) plural), las (them = feminine plural, you-all, feminine formal plural)
For the Inirect Objects One of these words is either STATED or UNDERSTOOD = to, for, at, from
me (me), te (you, singular & familiar) LE (him, her,you-formal-singular, it) PLURAL: nos (us), os (you-all-familiar-plural), LES (them, you-all-formal-plural)
NOTE that whether it is direct or indirect object pronoun in Spanish, these are alike: me, te, nos, os
Where you MUST understand the difference is in th 3rd person singular or 3rd person plural = lo, la, los, las VERSUS le, les.
When BOTH a direct object pronoun beginning with "l" (lo, la, los, las) is used WITH an indirect-object pronoun beginning with "l" (LE, LES), either LE or LES is changed to SE, for sound.
example: Le doy el libro a Juan. (I give the book (DO) to John (IO). When I substitute "lo" for the book, it becomes = SE lo doy a Juan. It is important to add "a Juan" becuase "SE" could stand in for EITHER "le" or "les."
Your dialogue ¿Quién te mandó las flores? Alejandro me las mandó. ¿Vas a mostárselas a tus papás? Sí, se las voy a mostar ahora mism o.
Feel free to ask any questions you may still have.
Sra
Sure! Let me explain direct and indirect object pronouns to you.
A direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly. In this case, it's the flowers (las flores) that someone sent (mandó).
An indirect object is the noun or pronoun that receives the direct object or to whom/for whom the action is done. In this case, it's Juanita (the person who received the flowers) and her parents (papás).
Now, let's go through the sentences one by one and fill in the blanks with the appropriate direct and indirect object pronouns:
MARÍA: Juanita, ¿quién te mandó las flores?
(Juanita, who sent you the flowers?)
In this sentence, "te" is the direct object pronoun because it replaces Juanita, who received the flowers.
JUANITA: Alejandro me las mandó.
(Alejandro sent them to me.)
In this sentence, "me" is the indirect object pronoun because it replaces the receiver (Juanita). "Las" is the direct object pronoun because it replaces the flowers.
MARÍA: ¿Vas a mostrarlas a tus papás?
(Are you going to show them to your parents?)
In this sentence, "las" is the direct object pronoun because it replaces the flowers.
JUANITA: Sí, se las voy a mostrar ahora mismo.
(Yes, I'm going to show them to them right away.)
In this sentence, "se" is the indirect object pronoun because it replaces the parents (the receiver). "Las" is the direct object pronoun because it replaces the flowers.
I hope this helps you understand the use of direct and indirect object pronouns! Let me know if you have any more questions.