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Brief explanation on how to combine direct and indirect objects in Spanish.
Gramática: Combinando objetos directo e indirecto
A2 Spanish Direct and indirect objects
Level: A2
Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)
Lesson 47: Organización y delegación (Organisation and delegation)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
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- The indirect object pronoun "me, te, le, nos, os, les" goes before the direct "me, te, lo, nos, os, los".
- Depending on the form of the verb, the pronouns go before or after it.
- With the negative imperative, pronouns go before the verb.
| Uso | Objeto indirecto | Objeto directo | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con un verbo conjugado | me | lo | El líder me lo dijo a tiempo. (The leader told me it in time.) |
| Con el infinitivo | te os | lo lo | Voy a completar el correo electrónico y enviártelo. (I will complete the email and send it to you.) Después de completar este correo os lo voy a enviar. (After completing this email, I am going to send it to you.) |
| Con el gerundio | te lo | lo lo | Estoy comunicándotelo. (I am communicating it to you.) Te lo estoy comunicando. (To you I am communicating it.) |
| Con el imperativo | me | las | Completa las tareas urgentes y dámelas. (Complete the urgent tasks and give me them.) |
| Oraraciones de negación | se me | lo los | No se lo he dicho todavía. (I haven't told him yet.) No me los envíes. (Do not send them to me.) |
Exceptions!
- The pronouns "le" and "les" change to "se" when they are followed by "lo", "la", "los", and "las". Example: "No se lo digas a Amalia."
- Forms of infinitive, gerund, or imperative combined with pronouns often carry an accent.
Exercise 1: Combinando objetos directo e indirecto
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
melas, Nos lo, se lo, os lo, se la, me, melos, se
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
se lo
it
2
melas
them to me
3
os lo
it to you
4
se
I gave it to them already
