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Direct Object Pronouns
I eat the pear.
I eat it.
I eat the tomato.
I eat it.
I eat them.
I want to eat them.
Yo como la pera. (f)
Yo la como. (f)
Yo como el tomate. (m)
Yo lo como. (m)
Yo los como. (m)
Yo quiero comerlos. (m)
Use
los
when referring to
masculine and feminine
together.
Use
lo-los
when referring to
masculine.
Use
la-las
when referring to
feminine.
In Spanish, if there is
an infinitive verb, attach
the pronoun to the end.
Eva wants to know me.
Eva quiere conocerme.
Eva knows Daniel.
Eva knows him.
People
Eva conoce a Daniel. (m)
Eva lo conoce. (m)
Eva conoce a Cecilia. (f)
Eva la conoce. (f)
Eva conoce a Daniel
y Cecilia. (m-f)
Eva los conoce. (m)
Eva quiere conocerlos. (m)
Eva knows Cecilia.
Eva knows her.
Eva knows Daniel
and Cecilia.
Eva knows them.
Eva wants to know
them.
Masculine & Feminine
DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
Helpful Hints
Direct object pronouns (d.o.)
refer to something or someone that
has already been mentioned.
The pronoun agrees in gender
(masculine or feminine)
and in number (singular or plural)
with the noun.
When using a gerund in
Spanish attach the pronoun
to the end.
David is throwing it. (the ball)
David está tirándolo. (el balón)
me
you
he, she
(it)
me
te
lo, la
nos
os
los, las
us
you
them, you
(See pages 250 and
253 .)
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